The White Dress (Lady Farrer)
1915
unspecified
From the collection of National Gallery of Ireland
1915
unspecified
From the collection of National Gallery of Ireland
In this painting, a woman stands with her back to the viewer, gazing into a mirror. She wears a white dress with a green sash around her waist, and her dark hair is styled in a neat bun. The room is dimly lit, with only a few rays of sunlight peeking through the curtains. The woman's reflection in the mirror shows her looking directly at herself, her expression calm and introspective. The overall mood of the painting is one of quiet contemplation, as if the woman is lost in thought. 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 and depth, look up Dermod O'Brien.
