Portrait of a Lady with a Dog
1885
oil
canvas
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
About the artist
Artist
Eugène Carrière
Eugène Anatole Carrière was a French Symbolist artist of the fin-de-siècle period.
See the richer artist page1885
oil
canvas
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
Dominant colour
Portrait of a Lady with a Dog is a 1885 oil by Eugène Carrière, a Impressionism work, held at Art Institute of Chicago.
A woman in a dark dress holds a small white dog close to her chest. The background is blurry, like a soft fog. Her face glows faintly against the shadows. Carrière painted almost everything in shades of brown and gray, then added light just where he wanted your eye to go. The dog’s bright fur stands out this way, making it feel alive. If you like how light and shadow play together, look up *chiaroscuro*.
Eugène Anatole Carrière was a French Symbolist artist of the fin-de-siècle period.
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