A Woman at the Élysée Montmartre (Femme à l’Élysée Montmartre)
1888
oil
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
1888
oil
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
The painting shows a woman standing in a crowded room. She's dressed in fancy clothes, surrounded by people. The artist used thick brushstrokes to create texture, similar to the technique of impasto, which is a method of applying paint to canvas in thick layers to create a raised surface. Check out the work of Louis Anquetin for more examples of this style.
![Dancing Nude and Advertisement for Eugène Verneau's "Estampes décoratives" [verso]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/204685aaf2d4110c/thumb.webp)
![Dancing Nude and Advertisement for Eugène Verneau's "Estampes décoratives" [verso]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/bdc50cd2c4746c6c/thumb.webp)
