The image shows a woman seated in a three-quarter view, with her right hand on a surface and her left hand near her chest. She has a calm facial expression, fair complexion, dark eyebrows, light-colored eyes, and dark wavy hair falling past her shoulders. The woman is dressed in a dark, high-collared garment with a white blouse underneath and a bow at the neck. She wears a hoop earring in her left ear. The background consists of warm brown and yellow tones.
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Madame Cahen

Adolphe Monticelli (French, 1824 - 1886)

1869

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 132 x 97.8 cm (51 15/16 x 38 1/2 in.) ; framed: 150.2 x 116.8 cm (59 1/8 x 46 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CF
Credit line
Chester Dale Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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