File:La femme au Masque by Henri Gervex 1885 - 22 year old Parisienne model Marie Renard wearing only a Domino masque ..jpg

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Summary

Artist



Alternative names	Henri Alexandre Gervex; Henri-Alexandre Gervex; H. Gervex; Henry Gervex; Gervex
Description	French painter, illustrator and pastellist
Date of birth/death	10 September 1852 / 10 December 1852	7 June 1929
Location of birth/death	Paris	Paris
Work period	1872 –1929
Work location	Paris
Authority file	: Q956102 VIAF: 29708376 ISNI: 000000006654057X ULAN: 500010238 LCCN: n93023399 WGA: g/gervex WorldCat

Object type

painting

Description

English: La Femme au Masque is a painting completed by Henri Gervex in 1885. It depicts the 22 year old Parisienne model Marie Renard wearing only a Domino masque. It was described a scandalous at its first public exhibition, and many women were cited/accused/scandalised/distrusted/misogynised as the model over the following years, the most high profile being Camille du Gast where it was the subject of a court case in 1902.

Date

1885

Medium

painting

Collection

Unknown

Notes

Original painting was made in Paris in 1885, 127 years ago. This Image of the painting was published in 1902 in the USA. - in the book Master Paintings of the World, Edited by Dupont Vicars, The White City Art Co., Chicago, Current source -

Source/Photographer

http://www.iment.com/maida/family/mother/vicars/p167.htm

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