1874, Jean-Jacques Henner, Portrait of Mme *** (Woman with an Umbrella) -- National Gallery of Art (Washington) (special exhibition)
From the museum/exhibition label:
Salon 1874, no. 908
A vivid image of a respectable Parisienne, casually confident in upper middle-class attire, struck a chord with Salon viewers. One critic remarked on this painting, "She is aristocratic and beautiful and so real, as if you came upon her turning the corner in her daily garb. It is a masterpiece, with prodigious life-intensity."
Henner was approached by artist Edgar Degas to join the Société Anonyme, but he chose instead to submit two paintings to the official Salon: this remarkable work and a version of The Good Samaritan (also shown in this exhibition).
1874, Jean-Jacques Henner, Portrait of Mme *** (Woman with an Umbrella) -- National Gallery of Art (Washington) (special exhibition)
From the museum/exhibition label:
Salon 1874, no. 908
A vivid image of a respectable Parisienne, casually confident in upper middle-class attire, struck a chord with Salon viewers. One critic remarked on this painting, "She is aristocratic and beautiful and so real, as if you came upon her turning the corner in her daily garb. It is a masterpiece, with prodigious life-intensity."
Henner was approached by artist Edgar Degas to join the Société Anonyme, but he chose instead to submit two paintings to the official Salon: this remarkable work and a version of The Good Samaritan (also shown in this exhibition).