Lot Essay
Exécuté en 1918, ce portrait est par la douceur de ses traits et la grâce du modèle, un parfait témoignage de tout l'amour et la tendresse que l'artiste portait à sa muse, la jeune Jeanne Hébuterne. Il peut être rapproché du très émouvant La femme aux yeux bleus (1919; Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris), où l'on reconnaît le traitement de l'arrête du nez et des lèvres, mais surtout l'expression mélancolique de la jeune femme que ses contemporains comparaient souvent à un cygne.
The graceful execution of the present drawing is a perfect example of all the love and tenderness that the artist had for his muse, the young Jeanne Hébuterne. It can be compared with La femme aux yeux bleus (1919; Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris), in which we recognize the treatment of the bridge of the nose and the lips, and above all the melancholy expression of the young woman, often compared by her contemporaries to a swan.
The graceful execution of the present drawing is a perfect example of all the love and tenderness that the artist had for his muse, the young Jeanne Hébuterne. It can be compared with La femme aux yeux bleus (1919; Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris), in which we recognize the treatment of the bridge of the nose and the lips, and above all the melancholy expression of the young woman, often compared by her contemporaries to a swan.