Woman With A Fan
Artist
Jean Metzinger
(French, 1883-1956)
CultureFrench
Date1916
MediumPencil | Charcoal | Paper | Board
DimensionsOverall: 11 3/4 x 9 5/8 in. (29.8 x 24.4 cm)
InscribedSigned and dated in pencil lower right, "Metzinger 1916."
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2771
Not on view
DescriptionPencil and charcoal drawing on paper mounted on board.Label TextJean Metzinger French, 1883–1956 Woman with a Fan, 1916 Pencil and charcoal on paper Jean Metzinger possessed impressive Cubist credentials. He helped shepherd the movement during its formative years and he coauthored the first academic treatise on the new style. Yet, as seen in this drawing, Metzinger was by no means a stern theoretician. The playful image depicts the natural form of a woman overlaid with a series of dynamic facets and planes. The result is a stylish image of wit and feminine charm. Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.2771 ProvenanceKrasner Gallery, New York City, 1966; Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.; Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., 1971. Exhibition History"Master Drawings at the Chrysler Museum," Small Changing Gallery, The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, February 26 - April 23, 1989. "France Delineated: French Works on Paper, 1650 to 1920," The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, July 13 - September 19, 1993. "Collection Conversations: Fractured Lens: Picasso, Braque, and Cubism’s Influence," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, October 14, 2014 - February 22, 2015. Published ReferencesEric M. Zafran, _One Hundred Drawings in the Chrysler Museum at Norfolk_, exh. cat., Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va., 1979, no. 81, 30-31.
