Reverie: Young Woman Sitting by the Sea

c. 1890

Alexandre Lunois

Associated Names
Alexandre Lunois

Artist, French, 1863 - 1916

The image depicts a woman seated on a wooden bench. She is facing left, with her body and face in profile. She has a large hat with a feather, a long dress, and a cape or shawl over her shoulders. She is holding a bouquet of flowers. In the background, there is a village with rooftops and sailboat silhouettes on the water under a setting sun.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Paul Prouté, Paris); purchased 2019 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1930

  • IFF (1800), no. 18

Inscriptions

lower left in image: Alex. Lunois; lower right in graphite: a mon ami Monsieur Delford(?) / Alex Lunois

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