1881, Édouard Manet, Jeanne (Spring) -- Getty Museum (Los Angeles)
From the museum label: Depicting young actress Jeanne Demarsy as the fashionable embodiment of spring, this portrait was part of an unfinished series on the seasons that Manet undertook at the end of his life. Presented formally against a luxuriant background of rhododendrons, Jeanne typifies the chic Parisian woman in her white, floral-accented dress, suede gloves, ruffled bonnet, and dainty parasol--a spring ensemble that Manet, a serious connoisseur of feminine fashion, is said to have selected himself as he made the rounds of reputed dressmakers and milliners. The painting, one of Manet's most charming and vibrant, was exhibited to much acclaim at the 1882 Paris Salon.
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1881, Édouard Manet, Jeanne (Spring) -- Getty Museum (Los Angeles)
From the museum label: Depicting young actress Jeanne Demarsy as the fashionable embodiment of spring, this portrait was part of an unfinished series on the seasons that Manet undertook at the end of his life. Presented formally against a luxuriant background of rhododendrons, Jeanne typifies the chic Parisian woman in her white, floral-accented dress, suede gloves, ruffled bonnet, and dainty parasol--a spring ensemble that Manet, a serious connoisseur of feminine fashion, is said to have selected himself as he made the rounds of reputed dressmakers and milliners. The painting, one of Manet's most charming and vibrant, was exhibited to much acclaim at the 1882 Paris Salon.
Link to other Manet paintings