Colette au stylo, ecrivant (Colette with Pen, Writing)
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etching
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Frank Crowninshield Collection
Accession Number
1948.3.245
Art Historical Context
In the intimate etching *Colette au stylo, ecrivant (Co with Pen, Writing)* from 1932, French artist André Dunoyer de Segonzac captures the renowned novelist Sidonie-Gabri Colette at her desk, pen in hand, lost in the act of creation. This print, part of the National Gallery of Art's Frank Crowninshield Collection, offers a glimpse into the daily life of one of France's most celebrated literary figures during the interwar years, a time when Colette's bold explorations of love, sensuality, and independence in works like *Chéri* and *Gigi* were captivating readers worldwide. Segonzac, a master ...
About the Artist
André Dunoyer de Segonzac
André Dunoyer de Segonzac (1884–1974) was a leading French painter, draughtsman, engraver, and illustrator, born on 6 July in Boussy-Saint-Antoine near Paris, where he spent much of his childhood alongside time in the city. Defying his parents' initial hopes for a military career at Saint-Cyr, he pursued art, enrolling in 1900 at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris as a general student. He studied u...