Sujet
Head of a Woman, 1894 or after. Creator: Thomas Wilmer Dewing (American, 1851-1938).
Légende
Head of a Woman, 1894 or after. This remarkable drawing reveals the beauty of silverpoint, which requires scratching with a metal point on to a prepared paper. A demanding technique that allows no corrections, the method was used in the Renaissance by artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, and it was revived in the late 19th century. Beginning in 1896, the art supply company Winsor-Newton offered a kit with a silverpoint tool and prepared paper. Dewing skillfully exploited the qualities of this technique to create an image with a silvery sheen, which seems to float upon the paper.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F85_169
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
62,4Mo (2,3Mo) / 37,0cm x 42,3cm / 4365 x 5000 (300dpi)