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Woman resting
(La Femme couchée)
(c. 1904)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
38.5 × 46.3 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1905
Gallery location
19th Century European Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work
In the report on his purchasing expedition to England and France in 1905, Bernard Hall, Director of the Gallery, wrote to the Trustees on 27 July 1905: 'Arrived in London in February just in time to see the last of the International Exhibition held at the New Art Gallery where I selected La Femme couchee (Woman resting), a small but good example of Aman-Jean's work, one of the most refined of Modern Franch artists and one whose work I was looking out for'. The painting is undated and there is no indication of whether or not it was a recent work when it was shown in London at the beginning of 1905. The recumbent nude with a loose-sleeved blouse is the subject of paintings by the artist as early as 1895, but the lighter palette, the technique and the disposition of the figure all suggest a date closer to 1904.
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in grey paint l.l.: Aman Jean.
Accession Number
207-2
Department
International Painting
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Subjects (general)
Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
nudes (representations) reclining sleeping three-quarter-length figures women (female humans)