The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 18, 2024

Portrait of a Woman

Portrait of a Woman

c. 1889–1899
(French, 1814–1883)
France, 19th century
pastel
Sheet: 68.9 x 50.2 cm (27 1/8 x 19 3/4 in.)
Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2009.136
Location: not on view

Description

Béranger is known as an academic painter of genre subjects. This pastel study of a young woman with downcast eyes conveys a sense of vitality and immediacy lacking in his more highly finished works in oil. While the graceful features of her face are articulated with tender detail, the flowers adorning her hair are summarily indicated with a handful of rapid strokes, and her bodice is barely suggested.
  • 2008
    Estate of Muriel Butkin
    Estate of Muriel Butkin
  • Pure Color: Pastels from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 19, 2016-March 19, 2017).
  • {{cite web|title=Portrait of a Woman|url=false|author=Jean-Baptiste-Antoine-Emile Béranger|year=c. 1889–1899|access-date=18 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2009.136