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Charles Maurin
1856-1914
Nurse seen from the Back. Verso: Seated Girl
ca. 1900
Black and white chalk, on blue Ingres paper; verso: black and white chalk.
9 3/4 x 7 3/16 inches (247 x 182 mm)
The Joseph F. McCrindle Collection.
2009.213
Inscription:
Inscribed on recto at lower right in graphite, "Maurin".
Provenance:
Lucien Goldschmidt, Inc., New York; from whom acquired by Joseph F. McCrindle (1923-2008), New York, 1978.
Summary:
Maurin's study focuses on a wet nurse or maternal assistant, seen from behind with her characteristic bonnet with long ribbons, seated on a Paris park bench with her charge in front of her; the child's ballooning dress is just visible. A second woman is seated facing the viewer and turned to the left. This study, which exploits the contrast between black and white chalk on blue paper, is related to Maurin's paintings and colored aquatints of women, children, and the nourrice, or nannies, that peopled the city's public parks during the day.
Associated names:
McCrindle, Joseph F., former owner.
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