1888, Vincent van Gogh, The Arlésienne (detail) -- Musée d'Orsay (Paris)
From the museum label: Van Gogh admired the beauty of women from Arles and painted this portrait of Marie Ginoux. She was the wife of the owner of the Station café, an establishment frequented by the painter, and by Gauguin when he visited him in Arles. Despite the heavily accentuated features, the portrait is quite a true likeness of the sitter and aims to represent a typical woman from Arles. This woman, with her enigmatic and melancholic expression, is something of a Provencal icon.'
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1888, Vincent van Gogh, The Arlésienne (detail) -- Musée d'Orsay (Paris)
From the museum label: Van Gogh admired the beauty of women from Arles and painted this portrait of Marie Ginoux. She was the wife of the owner of the Station café, an establishment frequented by the painter, and by Gauguin when he visited him in Arles. Despite the heavily accentuated features, the portrait is quite a true likeness of the sitter and aims to represent a typical woman from Arles. This woman, with her enigmatic and melancholic expression, is something of a Provencal icon.'
Link to the full painting.
Link to other van Gogh paintings.