Description
A young woman is shown in profile, dark hair swept up, her pale skin catching light against a deep blue background. Her white top, trimmed with lace and worn off the shoulder, is the brightest passage in the canvas, its folds picked out in loose, confident strokes.
Painted in 1884, the portrait sets that cool, saturated blue behind the figure with almost no other colour to compete with it, giving the whole picture a quiet, nocturnal feel despite the daylight clarity of the face. The print keeps the blue deep and even, so the white lace collar stays the clear point of brightness against it.



