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After the Ball
After the Ball is an oil painting by the Impressionist artist Alfred Stevens. It dates from 1874 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Technique & Style
The painting is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where its oil-on-canvas support remains the primary technical record.
After the Ball is an oil painting executed on canvas, a combination well suited to Stevens's nuanced treatment of fabric and interior light. The work measures 95.9 cm in height by 68.9 cm in width, a vertical format that frames the seated female figure. Stylistically, the canvas reflects Stevens's characteristic focus on the modern Parisian woman, rendered with the refined brushwork and subtle tonal modulation associated with his mature Salon pictures.
The painting is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where its oil-on-canvas support remains the primary technical record. No condition report or handling history is documented in the available sources.
History & Provenance
The painting After the Ball by Alfred Stevens is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Created in 1874, the work is executed in oil on canvas and measures 95.9 cm in height by 68.9 cm in width. The provided sources do not contain specific accession numbers or a record of the work's exhibition history.
Overview
Alfred Stevens, a Belgian artist who worked in Paris during the late nineteenth century, painted After the Ball in 1874. Executed in oil, the work belongs to a series in which Stevens explored the lives of fashionable, modern women. The painting is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection.
Subject & Meaning
The scene depicts two women inside a dimly lit interior after a social gathering. The standing figure, dressed in a pale, flowing gown and a necklace, gazes downward at the kneeling woman, who wears a richly patterned costume and rests a hand on the other's shoulder. The intimate pose suggests a private moment of care or conversation following the event.
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Artist
Alfred Émile Léopold Stevens (11 May 1823 – 24 August 1906) was a Belgian painter, known for his paintings of elegant modern women.
