Nude Figure Lying Down
c. 1906
Medium
drypoint on laid paper
Dimensions
plate (cut to plate mark): 10.1 × 14.9 cm (4 × 5 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.7543
Art Historical Context
**Nude Figure Lying Down** a delicate drypoint etching by Théodore Roussel, around 1906. The French-born artist, who spent much of his career in England, was renowned for his intimate, tonal prints influenced by James McNeill Whistler and Japanese aesthetics. This work captures a reclining nude in a serene, contemplative pose, emphasizing soft curves and subtle shadows on a modest plate measuring just 10.1 × 14.9 cm. Housed in the National Gallery of Art's Rosen Collection, it exemplifies Roussel's shift toward personal, Symbolist-inspired subjects in the early 20th century, bridging Impressio...