Who painted Study for “In the Woods, Evening”?

Study for “In the Woods, Evening” was painted by Alexandre Séon in 1893.

Where can I see Study for “In the Woods, Evening”?

Study for “In the Woods, Evening” is held by Cleveland Museum of Art.

What movement is Study for “In the Woods, Evening”?

Study for “In the Woods, Evening” is associated with Impressionism.

Artwork

Study for “In the Woods, Evening”

Alexandre Séon , 1893

Study for “In the Woods, Evening” is a drawing by the Impressionist artist Alexandre Séon. It dates from 1893 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

About this work

Overview

Study for “In the Woods, Evening” is a drawing by Alexandre Séon featuring three women in long robes standing among trees at dusk.

Subject & Meaning

The women, holding lyres, are likely nymphs, and the scene is meant to evoke the spirit of the forest, drawing on Séon's childhood memories of fairy tales associated with the woods near his village.

Technique & Style

Séon achieved a dreamlike, hazy effect by applying colored pencils to a roughly textured sheet of paper, allowing the colors to blend and creating a soft, twilight atmosphere.

Artist & collection

Artist

Alexandre Séon

Alexandre Séon was a French Symbolist artist, illustrator and decorator. Séon studied at the Beaux-Arts of Lyon and Paris, becoming a student of Puvis de Chavannes in 1891, with whom he later collaborated. He was…