Young Woman Powdering Herself (Seurat)

Jeune femme se poudrant
Artist Georges Seurat
Year 1889-90
Type Oil paint on canvas
Dimensions 95.5 by 79.5 centimetres (37.6 in × 31.3 in)
Location Courtauld Gallery, London

Jeune femme se poudrant (Young Woman Powdering Herself) is a circa 1889-90 painting by French painter Georges Seurat.[1] The work depicts his mistress Madeleine Knobloch.[2]

Seurat kept his relationship with artist's model Knobloch secret.[3] His relationship to the sitter was concealed when it was exhibited in 1890.[2]

Before the painting was publicly shown, it is believed that the frame on the wall depicted a mirror[4] or a self-portrait,[2] showing Seurat himself. On the advice of a friend, Seurat painted it over.[2][3]

The painting is currently in the collection of the Courtauld Gallery.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Young Woman powdering Herself". artandarchitecture.org.uk. Courtauld Institute of Art. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Jonathan Jones (24 March 2001). "Portrait of the week no. 50 - Young Woman Powdering Herself, Georges-Pierre Seurat (c. 1890)". The Guardian (Guardian Media Group). Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  3. 1 2 Leslie, Tim (4 July 2014). "Before and after: X-ray paintings by Picasso, Van Gogh to reveal their surprising stories". ABC News (Australia) (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  4. ↑ Alberge, Dalya (28 March 2014). "Georges Seurat's secret self-portrait sees light of day". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
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