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| Self-Portrait in a Straw Hat with a Plume |
Artist:Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French, Paris 1755–1842 Paris)
Date:ca. 1783
Medium:Black chalk, stumping, and charcoal on paper
Dimensions:18 7/8 × 14 1/2 in. (48 × 37 cm)
Classification:Drawings
One of five self-portraits by Vigée Le Brun in the exhibition, this fine drawing was discovered recently. The angled pose, lace-collared dress, broad-brimmed hat, and loose curls are typical of contemporaneous portraits of herself and others. The artist created effects of shadow by rubbing the chalk with a stump, a cylindrical tool made of soft paper, felt, or leather.
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