# Bonnet

**Rosalia Lane** (American)  
1935/1942  
watercolor and graphite on paperboard  
overall: 13.5 x 12.2 cm (5 5/16 x 4 13/16 in.)

Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1943.8.3096. [The museum's record](https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.15305.html).

## About this work

Rosalia Lane painted this in 1935/1942. It is now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

### What you’re looking at

The image shows a large hat with a broad brim, decorated with a ribbon and floral or lace-like embellishments. The color palette consists of shades of gray and soft purples. The hat is centered in the frame, with its brim curving to the left and the decorative elements extending to the sides.

_Description from the National Gallery of Art._

### How it was made

- **Watercolour.** Pigment in gum arabic, thinned with water and laid in transparent washes. Nothing white is painted: the light is the paper showing through.
- **Graphite.** Pencil. Graphite has been used for drawing since the 1500s; in 1795 Nicolas-Jacques Conté mixed it with clay, so its hardness could be graded.

### [Rosalia Lane](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/rosalia-lane)

American

## Facts

- Type: Drawing
- Real size: about 5½ × 5 in (14 × 12 cm). The original is small: even the 8 × 10 in print shows it larger than life.
- Century: 20th century
- Movement: [American folk and design](https://www.ochreeditions.com/movements/american-folk-design)
- Colour: white
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/1380.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/1380/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56; 18 × 24 in $68; 20 × 30 in $86
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164; 20 × 30 in $208
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118; 20 × 30 in $148
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/bonnet-nga-15305).