Etude préparatoire pour le portrait de Sarah Bernhardt, DDUT2191, Vers 1876

Author(s): clairin, georges jules victor (paris, 11–09–1843 - belle-ile-en-mer, 02–09–1919), designer production date: around 1876 dating in century: 4th quarter of the 19th century type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, drawing name(s): drawing materials and techniques: pen (graphic arts), brown ink, graphite pencil, paper, ink wash dimensions - artwork: height: 10. 2cm width: 14. 4cm dimensions - passepartout: height: 53cm width: 40cm historical commentary: this drawing is preparatory to the "portrait of miss sarah bernhardt, member of the comédie française", presented at the salon of 1876 and currently kept at the petit palais (ppp00744). Themes / subjects / places represented: portrait, woman, actor - comedian person / character depicted: bernhardt, sarah mode of acquisition: purchase by pre-emption at public sale name of donor, testator, seller: artcurial date of acquisition: 2011 institution: petit palais, museum of fine arts of the city of paris inventory number: ddut2191. Date: Vers 1876.