The Curving Stair
Admired for his impromptu sketches of daily life in Paris, Saint-Aubin produced a lively and insightful record of ancien-régime France. This charming vignette captures an elegant young woman, accompanied by a small boy and a dog, as she lifts the hem of her skirt and prepares to ascend a curving stone stair to a sunlit park.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Curving Stair
- Artist: Gabriel de Saint-Aubin (French, Paris 1724–1780 Paris)
- Date: 1778–79
- Medium: Black chalk, pen and black and brown ink, watercolor, and touches of gouache, on off-white laid paper
- Dimensions: Sheet: 7 3/8 x 4 7/8 in. (18.7 x 12.4 cm)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2004
- Object Number: 2004.475.5
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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