1864
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Seated African Woman is a 1864 unspecified by Henri Regnault, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a woman sitting on a white cloth, which is draped over a chair or bench. She is nude except for an orange headscarf. The background is a wall with some indistinct shapes, possibly furniture or drapery, and a red curtain on the right. The woman's body is relaxed, with her left arm resting on her thigh and her right hand on the cloth. Her head is turned to the right, and her expression is calm. The overall mood of the painting is one of quiet contemplation. The artist's use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth and volume in the painting, drawing the viewer's eye to the woman's figure. For more on this technique, look up chiaroscuro.
Born in Paris on October 31, 1843, Henri-Georges-Alexandre Regnault was the son of Henri Victor Regnault, the celebrated chemist and professor at the Collège de France.
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