Suzanne
Medium
etching
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Frank Crowninshield Collection
Accession Number
1948.3.105
Art Historical Context
**Suzanne**, a 1927 etching by artist André Dunoyer deonzac, captures the of the interwar period through its delicate lines and intimate portraiture. Segonzac, a prominent figure in the École de Paris, was renowned for his masterful draughtsmanship, blending realist precision with a lively, modern sensibility influenced by Impressionism and the post-World War I artistic renaissance. Created during the vibrant 1920s in Paris, this print reflects the era's fascination with personal expression and the human form, possibly depicting a poised female subject named Suzanne amid the cultural exuberanc...
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...