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Study Sheet with a Girl’s Head, a Hand, and an Arm Holding a Guitar
Also titled Studieblad met meisjeshoofd, een hand en een arm die een gitaar vasthoudt
Jean Antoine Watteau (Valenciennes, 1684–1721)
1705 - 1721
- Medium
- paper, chalk
- Classification
- drawing
- Dimensions
- height 222 mm x width 165 mm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
About this work
Watteau here used red and black chalk to depict an outstretched left arm holding a guitar. He emphasized the curvature of the hand and the folds of fabric over the shoulder. Along with the prints exhibited on either side, this study demonstrates the artist’s interest in creating graceful poses with musical instruments.
