1874 (ca.), Marie Bracquemond, Marguerite (detail) -- National Gallery of Art (Washington) (special exhibition)
From the museum/exhibition label:
Salon 1874, no. 249
Bracquemond is a lesser-known member of the impressionist group. She started her artistic studies young and debuted at the Salon at the age of 17. There, her work caught the attention of the painter Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, who took over her training. In 1867, she met the printmaker Félix Bracquemond and later married him. She began to exhibit with the impressionists at their fourth exhibition of 1879 and continued to show with them even after her husband left the group.
The subject of this painting is uncertain. The title might refer to the daisies surrounding the young woman (marguerite is the French word for "daisy"). It could also allude to the doomed love interest, named Marguerite, in Charles Gounod's popular opera Faust.
1874 (ca.), Marie Bracquemond, Marguerite (detail) -- National Gallery of Art (Washington) (special exhibition)
From the museum/exhibition label:
Salon 1874, no. 249
Bracquemond is a lesser-known member of the impressionist group. She started her artistic studies young and debuted at the Salon at the age of 17. There, her work caught the attention of the painter Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, who took over her training. In 1867, she met the printmaker Félix Bracquemond and later married him. She began to exhibit with the impressionists at their fourth exhibition of 1879 and continued to show with them even after her husband left the group.
The subject of this painting is uncertain. The title might refer to the daisies surrounding the young woman (marguerite is the French word for "daisy"). It could also allude to the doomed love interest, named Marguerite, in Charles Gounod's popular opera Faust.