Etude
Medium
lithograph in black on thin japan paper
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection, gift in memory of Virginia H. Jackson
Accession Number
1996.151.177
Art Historical Context
Antonio de la Gandara'sEtude* (1895) is a delicate lithograph in black ink on thin Japan paper, exemplifying the artist's mastery of printmaking during the vibrant fin-de-siècle Parisian art scene. Born in Paris to Spanish parents, Gandara (1861–1917) was renowned for his elegant portraits of high society figures, including Oscar Wilde and members of Marcel Proust's circle. Influenced by James McNeill Whistler and Diego Velázquez, his style soft, atmospheric effects with a refined sense of modernity, bridging Impressionism and Symbolism. Lithography, a revolutionary 19th-century technique all...