Artwork
Portrait of Mademoiselle Isabelle Lemonnier
Portrait of Mademoiselle Isabelle Lemonnier is an oil painting by the Impressionist artist Édouard Manet. It is held in the collection of the Hermitage Museum.
About this work
Overview
The Portrait of Mademoiselle Isabelle Lemonnier is an oil painting by Édouard Manet, held at the State Hermitage Museum.
Subject & Meaning
The portrait depicts a seated woman, Mademoiselle Isabelle Lemonnier, wearing a dark coat with a fur collar, her hands resting in her lap with a calm expression.
Technique & Style
The painting features loose, visible brushstrokes, creating a rough texture that enhances the colors and gives the work a sense of vitality. The artist's use of oil paint allows for rich, warm tones in the subject's coat and fur trim against a soft, muted gray background.
Artist & collection
Artist
Édouard Manet was a French modernist painter. He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, as well as a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism.
