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Eugène Delacroix

Studies after The Death of the Virgin, ca. 1820 - 1860

Now On View

Description

Maker

  • Eugène Delacroix, 1798-1863, French, designer

Title

Studies after The Death of the Virgin

Year

ca. 1820 - 1860

Medium

Pen and ink with brush and wash on laid paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink

Supports

  • laid paper

Dimensions

25.7 x 17 cm (10 1/8 x 6 11/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Stamped in red at LR: E.D. (Lugt 838)

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Drawings and Watercolors

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

23.050

Projects & Publications

Publications

Selection V

French Watercolors and Drawings, ca. 1800-1910

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Drawing Closer

March 12 - September 4, 2022

Disconnected details of figures float on the surface of this sketchbook sheet. On it, Eugène Delacroix selectively copied from Albrecht Dürer’s 1511 woodcut The Death of the Virgin. Delacroix believed in the instructive value of copying, and sketching from prints was an important part of his process. The figures in this drawing map the movements of the artist’s eye over the printed model, revealing how he worked his way through the earlier image while also creating an enigmatic, fragmentary new composition.

Selection V

April 29 - May 25, 1975

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