Description
A young woman sits close to the viewer in a wicker chair, her dark hair falling loose past her shoulders and caught back with a red ribbon. Her white blouse slips off one shoulder, and her striped skirt of red, white, and grey pools around her folded hands. Behind her, a wall of dense green foliage is built from loose, dabbing brushstrokes that dissolve into light where the sun catches the leaves.
Painted in 1868, the picture is intimate rather than formal: she looks out at us with a calm, direct gaze, and the whole scene feels like a quiet moment in a garden rather than a staged portrait. The contrast between her pale skin and the deep, cool greens behind her gives the composition its warmth and immediacy.
This print reproduces the thick, textured brushwork of the original in fine detail, from the tangle of dark hair to the soft folds of striped fabric. Choose a canvas or fine-art paper giclée print in the size that suits your wall, ready to hang.



