Berligot Ibsen (née Bjornsen)

Breslau employed oil pigments to achieve a realistic rendering, using chiaroscuro to model the figure’s volume against the gray wall and wooden door. The contrast of light on the dress and the subdued background creates depth, while the brushwork reflects the post‑impressionist tendency toward expressive color and structured form.

After its creation, the painting was shown at the Société Nationale des Beaux‑Arts, where Breslau was active among contemporaries such as Edgar Degas. The work later entered the holdings of the National Gallery of Ireland, where it remains on view as part of the museum’s European painting collection.