1860
oil
canvas
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Right Figure (cartoon for the south wall, dining room, Dorchester House) is a 1860 oil by Alfred Stevens, a Realism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting depicts a woman in a flowing white dress, reclining on a couch. She is holding a piece of fabric above her head with her right hand. The woman's face is turned to the left, and her hair is pulled back. The background of the painting is a light-colored wall with a dark-colored object on it. The woman's pose and the folds of her dress create a sense of movement and fluidity in the painting. To learn more about the artist's use of chiaroscuro, a technique that uses strong contrasts between light and dark to create a sense of volume in a painting, look up the term "chiaroscuro".
Alfred Émile Léopold Stevens (11 May 1823 – 24 August 1906) was a Belgian painter, known for his paintings of elegant modern women.
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