Woman in Red framed painting The canvas has a great

The canvas has a great deal of heavily applied paint

Jouault left for Paris at a very young age

The work is a unique mixture between an abstract and figurative composition

exemplified by the delicate finger pinching the rose

The Marais district was submerged

Woman in Red framed painting The canvas has a greatOriginal antique portrait: 19th century French School oil on canvas. The work has no superficial texture on the canvas. An Impressionist portrait bust in profile with careful work on the light thanks to the contrast between the mineral blue background and the model's skin. The technique of splitting the focus here gives an impression of movement in what is frozen and is striking in its realism. The feeling of closeness and intimacy with the model is