Standing Girl; barefoot, lifting her skirt by Jean-Antoine Watteau

Standing Girl; barefoot, lifting her skirt c. 1715 - 1717

drawing, red-chalk, paper, chalk

drawing

toned paper

red-chalk

french

pencil sketch

charcoal drawing

paper

pencil drawing

coffee painting

underpainting

chalk

15_18th-century

portrait drawing

watercolour illustration

pencil art

watercolor

rococo

"Standing Girl; barefoot, lifting her skirt," a red chalk drawing by Jean-Antoine Watteau, depicts a young woman in a simple white dress, standing with her skirt lifted and her head bowed. Created circa 1715-1717, this piece showcases Watteau’s mastery of capturing the fleeting beauty of everyday life with a delicate touch. The artist's signature can be seen in the lower right corner. It's a classic example of Watteau's work, with its focus on graceful figures and delicate, expressive lines. The piece, currently housed at the Städel Museum, is a testament to Watteau's influence on the development of Rococo art.

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stadelmuseum over 1 year ago

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Drawn in the three-chalk technique (in red, black and white), the young girl looks towards the floor and takes a cautious step. She wears no more than a petticoat and chemise – in other words is almost undressed – and by lifting her skirt perhaps she is meant to look as if she was about to step into water. The artist’s friend Comte de Caylus rented a room in Paris in which he and Watteau made drawings of female nudes. The academy did not offer such liberality, but confined itself to male models.