This is a drawing of a nude figure set against a swirling, cloud-like background. On one side, there is a column of text with old-style font. The text appears to be in French. On the other side, there is a detailed sketch of a male human figure exhibiting a dynamic pose. The figure appears to be integrated into a natural environment, signified by wavy lines denoting clouds or water and some vegetation below.
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Dancing Nude and Advertisement for Eugène Verneau's "Estampes décoratives" [verso]

Louis Anquetin (French, 1861 - 1932)

1897

Medium
lithograph in brown on light brown wove paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
sheet: 31.9 x 49.5 cm (12 9/16 x 19 1/2 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Gift of The Atlas Foundation
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Adult profiles and older: its museum's description or title mentions nudity. How works are placed

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