The image shows a person sitting with one hand on their chin and the other arm behind a large lampshade. The person's face is partially turned away and obscured by the lamp. They have long, wavy hair and are wearing a dark top. A light-colored hat is placed on the table in front of them, next to the lamp's base. The background is simple and dark, creating contrast with the foreground.
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La Liseuse sous la lampe

József Rippl-Rónai (Hungarian, 1861 - 1927)

1895

Medium
color lithograph on beige wove paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
image: 19.37 × 14.92 cm (7 5/8 × 5 7/8 in.) ; sheet: 32.07 × 24.77 cm (12 5/8 × 9 3/4 in.)
Culture
Hungarian
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed

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