Artwork
Portrait of a Merchant's Wife
Portrait of a Merchant's Wife is an oil painting by the Impressionist artist Q60836382. It dates from 1875 and is held in the collection of the Hermitage Museum.
About this work
Overview
The Portrait of a Merchant's Wife is an oil painting depicting a woman in a dark dress.
Subject & Meaning
The subject is a woman dressed in attire typical of her social class, with a dark dress, high collar, and simple gold earrings, conveying a sense of calmness and seriousness.
Technique & Style
The artist employed soft shading to capture the contours of the subject's face and clothing, and chiaroscuro to create a focused representation, highlighting the textures and folds of her dress and collar.
Artist & collection
Artist
This 19th-century painter made formal oil portraits of well-off city-dwellers in the 1870s, leaving us two small-scale works: Portrait of a Merchant’s Wife and Portrait of a Merchant.
Portrait of a Lady
Portrait of a Lady
Maria Agnes Claesson (1843- efter 1903), gift med konstnären Edvard Perséus
Mathilde Costermans
Anastasia Aleksandrovna Botkina
Portrait of Julia née Bergson, artist’s wife
Portrait of Maria Sędziak née Żyżniewska
Dame med strikketøj. En af kunstnerens søstre (?)
Self-portrait
Johanna Christina Beelenkamp (1820-90). Wife of Cornelis Outshoorn
Johanna Christina Beelenkamp (1820-90). Wife of Cornelis Outshoorn
Portrait of artist’s wife