Study of a Standing Woman

1897·Blue, black, and orange chalks on paper·63.5 × 27.8 cm (25 × 11 in.)

<p>Casas was one of the leaders of a group of artists who met at the cafe Els Quatre Gats in Barcelona during the period of the 1900s. Influenced by his contact in Paris with the Nabis and ToulouseLautrec, Casas explored the new subject matter of contemporary scenes and cafe life. This drawing, which may have been intended as a design for an advertisement in a Spanish magazine, is inscribed to Charles Deering, a Chicago businessman, amateur painter, and early donor to the Art Institute, who formed a close friendship with Casas during the early part of the century.</p>

Catalogue

Year: 1897
Medium: Blue, black, and orange chalks on paper
Dimensions: 63.5 × 27.8 cm (25 × 11 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Ramon Casas

Artist

Ramon Casas

Drawing

Ramon Casas was a Catalan painter and graphic artist whose portraits and large-scale murals defined the aesthetic of Barcelona's modernist movement. Working primarily in oils and pastels, he captured the intellectual and cultural figures of turn-of-the-century Catalonia with psychological acuity and formal restraint. His influence extended across painting, printmaking, and decorative arts, establishing him as a central figure in Catalan Modernisme.

Barcelona, Spain

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