Study for Day (Truth)

Prints and Drawings

1896/98

Ferdinand Hodler
Swiss, 1853-1918

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.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Ferdinand Hodler
Title: Study for Day (Truth)
Place: Switzerland (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1896–1898
Medium: Graphite with smudging on cream wove paper, squared for transfer
Dimensions: 28.6 × 28.6 cm (11 5/16 × 11 5/16 in.)
Credit Line: Print and Drawing Fund
Reference Number: 2004.1117
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