Woman Playing the Guitar (1764)
Gilles Demarteau the Elder1764 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1776)
Specifications
- Year
- 1764
- Nationality / school
- French
- Lifespan
- 1722–1776
About the artwork
"Woman Playing the Guitar" (1764) is a work by Gilles Demarteau the Elder. Context for 1764: The Enlightenment and the habit of the Grand Tour fed a wider interest in science, travel, antiquity, and natural history, and illustrators accompanied many expeditions. In Japan, ukiyo-e woodblock printing flourished in the Edo period and made colour prints a popular and affordable art form. Drawings in brief: Because line carries so much of the effect, drawings tend to reward close looking at the quality of the mark. Drawings range from quick preparatory sketches to finished works in pen, chalk, charcoal, graphite, or wash. The catalogue places it in Drawings. The format is portrait.
"Woman Playing the Guitar" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A portrait format suits narrow wall spaces, hallways, and the area beside a door or window. Drawings and sketches stand out through line clarity and a sense of the artist process, which makes them a natural fit for minimalist, monochrome, and graphic interiors. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
French, 1722–1776
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