Sketch for Madame Moitessier
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres · graphite on wove paper
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About this picture
Sketch for Madame Moitessier is a public-domain drawing by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Graphite on wove paper. The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“Sketch for Madame Moitessier” (date not listed) is drawn first. Ingres cared more about the precision of the line than about a loose patch of paint.
About the artist
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780–1867) was a French painter who defended precise line. His portraits and odalisques are tightly drawn, even when the anatomy is quietly adjusted.
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