Jean-Honore Fragonard, A Young Girl Reading, Print on canvas
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Artist: Jean-Honore Fragonard, After, French (1732 - 1806)
Title: A Young Girl Reading
Year: Original: 1770
Medium: Print on canvas
Size: 16 x 12 in. (40.64 x 30.48 cm)
Frame Size: 18 x 14 inches
Description: Fragonard's brushwork is as much the subject of this painting as the young woman. A flurry of rapid marks captures her blushing face. Bold, fluid strokes of unblended color define her dress, ribbons, and cushion. Fragonard created the lace of her ruff (the frill around her neck) and the bodice of her dress by dragging his brush handle through the paint while it was still wet. Young Girl Reading is part of the "fantasy portrait" series, in which Fragonard's friends and patrons are dressed in elaborate costumes. He supposedly painted each portrait in an hour. Like the others in the series, the girl in this painting originally faced the viewer, but Fragonard later repainted her absorbed in reading.
Title: A Young Girl Reading
Year: Original: 1770
Medium: Print on canvas
Size: 16 x 12 in. (40.64 x 30.48 cm)
Frame Size: 18 x 14 inches
Description: Fragonard's brushwork is as much the subject of this painting as the young woman. A flurry of rapid marks captures her blushing face. Bold, fluid strokes of unblended color define her dress, ribbons, and cushion. Fragonard created the lace of her ruff (the frill around her neck) and the bodice of her dress by dragging his brush handle through the paint while it was still wet. Young Girl Reading is part of the "fantasy portrait" series, in which Fragonard's friends and patrons are dressed in elaborate costumes. He supposedly painted each portrait in an hour. Like the others in the series, the girl in this painting originally faced the viewer, but Fragonard later repainted her absorbed in reading.
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