About this artwork
The artist’s wife, Berthe Jacques, served as the model for this preliminary study for the Art Institute’s painting Day (Truth). Hodler would often have his models pose behind a wooden frame with a grid of threads stretched across it—a method first described by the artist Albrecht Dürer in the 16th century. This allowed Hodler to accurately check the subject’s proportions and measurements against the drawing, which was also outlined with a grid.
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Currently Off View
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Ferdinand Hodler
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Title
- Study for Day (Truth)
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Origin
- Switzerland
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Date
- 1896–1898
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Medium
- Graphite with smudging on cream wove paper, squared for transfer
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Dimensions
- 286 × 286 mm
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Credit Line
- Print and Drawing Fund
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Reference Number
- 2004.1117
Extended information about this artwork
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