Etude de deux figures de femmes, vues de dos, J 189(2), circa 1713

Author(s): watteau, jean-antoine (valenciennes, 10–10–1684 - nogent-sur-marne, 18–07–1721), designer production date: around 1713 dating in century: 18th century type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, drawing name(s): drawing materials and techniques: sanguine, pen (technique), brown ink, paper dimensions - artwork: height: 13. 2cm width: 12cm dimensions - frame: height: 27cm width: 24. 5cm depth: 3cm marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: collector's mark - on the back: "c 50" historical commentary: the woman on the right is very close to a "woman seen from behind, lifting her skirt with her right hand", a red chalk drawing by watteau stolen from the cognacq-jay museum in march 1967 (inv. J. 185; cf. Burollet, thérèse, 2008, p. 318-319, n°d. 126, repr. P. 319). Rosenberg and prat (cf. Rosenberg, pierre and prat, louis-antoine, 1996, t. Ii, p. 318, n°200, repr. P. 319) suggest that the small study of a woman lifting her skirt was cut from a larger sheet and that it could, perhaps, be the missing right part of this "study of two figures of women, seen from behind". Mode of acquisition: legacy name of donor, testator, seller: cognacq, ernest date of acquisition: 1928 institution: cognacq-jay museum, the taste of the 18th century inventory number: j 189. Date: circa 1713.