On the Terrace at Sèvres
On the Terrace at Sèvres (French: Sur la terrasse à Sèvres) is the title of at least two 1880 oil-on-canvas paintings with the same subject by French artist Marie Bracquemond.[1] A larger version (88 × 115) is held by the Musée du Petit Palais in Geneva, Switzerland, while a smaller version (56.8 × 64.5) is held by the Artizon Museum, Ishibashi Foundation, in Tokyo, Japan.
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| Artist | Marie Bracquemond |
| Year | 1880 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 88 cm × 115 cm (35 in × 45 in) |
| Location | Musée du Petit Palais, Geneva |
Description
Both paintings depict three people on a terrace with Sèvres seen in the background. Stylistically, there are small differences between the two paintings, but it is unknown if the smaller version was a study for the larger work.[2] As in the other works she produced in 1880, Bracquemond explores the nature of the changing color of white in the light of the outdoors.[3]
Provenance
Oscar Ghez, a Swiss businessman and art collector, bought the larger painting in 1970 and it was shown at the Musée du Petit Palais in Geneva where it popularized Bracquemond's work to the world. The smaller painting was acquired in 1919 by private collectors and passed through several different owners. The Diane B. Wilsey collection bought it in 2008. The Ishibashi Foundation acquired it in 2019.[2]
Study
The Terrace (1876), by Félix Bracquemond.
Unknown man, but possibly a portrait of Félix Bracquemond (Study for On the Terrace at Sèvres)
Louise Quivoron (Study for On the Terrace at Sèvres)
References
- Becker, Jane R. (2017). "Marie Bracquemond, Impressionist Innovator: Escaping the Fury". In Laurence Madeline (ed.) Women Artists in Paris, 1850-1900. Yale University Press. pp. 55-68. ISBN 978-030-022393-4.
- Kagawa, Kyoko (2021). "Marie Bracquemond's On the Terrace at Sevres: An Impressionist Painter's Point of Departure". Ishibashi Foundation Bulletin. Artizon Museum. 2: 119-123.
- Bouillon, Jean-Paul. Kane, Elizabeth (1984). "Marie Bracquemond." Woman's Art Journal. 5(2): 21-27.
Further reading
- Rubin, James H. (2013). How to Read an Impressionist Painting. Thames & Hudson. ISBN 9780500970577.