Study for Abundance

Study for Abundance

Study for Abundance
Artist:Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French, Paris 1755–1842 Paris)
Date:1780
Medium:Pastel and black chalk on paper
Dimensions:17 3/4 × 18 7/8 in. (45 × 48 cm)
Frame: 22 7/16 × 23 5/8 × 1 3/8 in. (57 × 60 × 3.5 cm)
Classification:Drawings
Credit Line:Private collection

This is one of two pastel studies for Peace Bringing Back Abundance, the oil painting Vigée Le Brun submitted in 1783 as her reception piece to the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. The artist demonstrates remarkable technical skill and close attention to color, complexity, and detail.

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