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An Art Student of Paris

Martha S. Baker

1899

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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

american_impressionism Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century Portrait

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An Art Student of Paris is a 1899 unspecified by Martha S. Baker, a american_impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Martha S. Baker
When & what style?: 1899 · american_impressionism
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

You see a young woman in a high-collared blouse, her face softly lit against a pale background. Her shoulders seem to melt into the space behind her. This painting is a miniature—small enough to hold in your hand. Martha Baker made hundreds like it in Paris, where wealthy Americans paid well for delicate portraits. The sitter was probably one of her own students, though no one knows her name now. Look up other works in The Cleveland Museum of Art to see more American portraits from this time.