Laundry (La Lessive)

1889

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: woodcut on Japanese paper
Dimensions: image: 4 5/16 x 15 5/8 in. (10.9 x 39.7 cm) sheet: 11 13/16 x 18 1/4 in. (30 x 46.4 cm)
Collection no.: 1950.17.9
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Laundry (La Lessive) — Emile Bernard. 1889.

Medium: woodcut on Japanese paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): image: 4 5/16 x 15 5/8 in. (10.9 x 39.7 cm) sheet: 11 13/16 x 18 1/4 in. (30 x 46.4 cm).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1950.17.9. Rosenwald Collection.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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