Thoughtful Woman is an original artwork realized in the XIX century by Auguste Bigand. Original black and white watercolor. Hand-signed on the lower-left corner. Dedication on the back This beautiful watercolor represents a portrait of a woman with thoughtful expression resting next to a column. Auguste Bigand (Champlan 1803 - Versailles 1875) son of Pierre-Louis Bigand and Marie-Sophie d'Alban, is a painter of history, religious compositions and portraits. A pupil of Louis Hersent, he exhibited for the first time at the Salon of 1834.