Women Dancing in a Brothel
1865 · Brown ink and gray wash on off-white, heavy wove paper mounted on cardboard
6 7/8 x 9 13/16 in. (17.4 x 25 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Constantin Guys
1802
Vlissingen, Netherlands
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18
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54
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Color Reproductions: Modern Watercolors and Pastels
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1934
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The Lillie P. Bliss Collection, 1934
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1934
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Memorial Exhibition: The Collection of the Late Lillie P. Bliss
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1931
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Constantin Guys was a French watercolor painter and illustrator who documented the Crimean War as a correspondent for British and French newspapers. Working primarily in watercolor and ink, he captured scenes of military life and urban leisure with a rapid, gestural line and a reporter's eye for incident rather than sentiment. His work entered the MoMA collection through the Lillie P. Bliss bequest, establishing his place within early modern European illustration and war reportage.
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