Study Of A Young Woman In A Straw Hat And Striped Dress, French School, Late 19th Century

Study of a Young Woman in a Straw Hat and Striped Dress, French School, Late 19th Century

Oil on canvas, relined.

French School, late 19th century.

60 × 35 cm, unframed.

A delicate figure study depicting a young woman wearing a straw hat, a striped dress and a floral apron. The work reveals the hand of a skilled painter, capable of constructing the figure through the subtle interplay of light and colour.

The volumes are shaped by a soft light that illuminates the face, hands and apron, while the simply treated background allows the figure to emerge naturally.

The attention to atmospheric effects, the freedom of the brushwork and the search for natural light place the painting within the tradition of late nineteenth-century French art, when Naturalism was engaging in dialogue with the new Impressionist explorations of light.

The painting has been relined and is in good overall condition.