Study of a Woman

ca. 1850-1855

13 cm 14 cm

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In this small drawing, thought to date from early in his artistic career, Bonvin uses a dark square of charcoal to create a recessed area from which a figure emerges.This lends the figure a slightly secretive appearance, as the face is hidden both by the darkness and the stoop...

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Alexandre Léon Bonvin (1864-1935) [the artist’s son], by inheritance; Louis Bonvin (1897-1967) [his son], by inheritance; Renée Claudel-Bonvin (1921-2022) [his daughter], by inheritance; sale of her estate, Rois et Vaupres, Vire, France, 20 March, 2024; Walters Art Museum, 2024, by purchase.
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