Portrait of a Woman (c. 1889–1899): Art, History and Details

Portrait of a Woman (c. 1889–1899) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Jean-Baptiste-Antoine-Emile Béranger (French, 1814–1883).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

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.

Object facts

• Title: Portrait of a Woman
• Date: c. 1889–1899
• Creator attribution: Jean-Baptiste-Antoine-Emile Béranger (French, 1814–1883)
• Culture: France, 19th century
• Type: Drawing
• Technique: pastel
• Dimensions: Sheet: 68.9 x 50.2 cm (27 1/8 x 19 3/4 in.)
• Collection: DR - French
• Department: Drawings
• Accession number: 2009.136

Collection credit

Bequest of Muriel Butkin

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