Seated Woman and Other Sketches — Lorrain Pillow
Seated Woman and Other Sketches — Lorrain Pillow
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Etched around 1630–1633 and held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this small sheet gathers a seated woman alongside a scatter of other quick studies on a single plate, reading like a page pulled straight from Claude Lorrain's sketchbook. It dates from his formative years in Rome, when he was still refining his draftsmanship and beginning to use etching to record figures and motifs he would later place into finished landscapes. Sheets like this reveal the working method behind Claude's populated pastoral scenes: quick studies, tried out on paper, ahead of the idealized settings they'd eventually inhabit.
Jacquard-woven both sides in soft, durable yarn; insert included.
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The colors are richer in person than they look on a screen. 👌
It has completely changed how the living room feels. I have been hunting for a good version of Seated Woman for two years. It survived a move from Ohio to Michigan in the back of a pickup. Buy it, you will not regret it.
This is the kind of purchase I forget I made. People who know Lorrain recognize Seated Woman immediately and then start hunting for flaws. The listing description is accurate and a little generous.
We hear you on the wait. Our packing team is small and we would rather be slow than careless, but three weeks is too long and we are fixing it.



