A Cup of Tea
1898
oil
From the collection of Los Angeles County Museum of Art
1898
oil
From the collection of Los Angeles County Museum of Art
The painting shows a woman sitting at a table, holding a teacup in her right hand. She is wearing a black dress with a white lace collar and a large black hat adorned with a gold brooch. The table in front of her has a teapot and a saucer with a teacup on it. The woman's face is blurred, and her expression is neutral. The background of the painting is a plain beige wall. The overall atmosphere of the painting is calm and serene. 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 modeling three-dimensional objects and figures, look up the artist Lilla Cabot Perry.
