The Woman in the “Song of Songs”

Provenance

(Paul Prouté, S.A., Paris); Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York, 1985; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

The Woman in the “Song of Songs”

Bida, Alexandre

c. 1886

Accession Number

2009.70.41

Medium

black chalk with white heightening on blue wove paper

Dimensions

sheet: 24.2 x 17.7 cm (9 1/2 x 6 15/16 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Joseph F. McCrindle Collection