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Description: | Signed: yes Description: A young sylph-like woman carrying a flower basket on her head, filled with white, pink and red flowers, is shown full-length against red drapery. A yellow-pink belt emphasises her slim waist; her locks curl onto her open décolleté. Background, frontal pose, dress and face lend sensuality. The pink cloth covering the top of her head, the embroidered slippers add an oriental touch. Her pose, challenging encounter with the observer, raised arms, and sway in her blue skirt, recall an oriental dancer. The luxurious brushwork, interest in play of light and the background betray the influences of Velázquez and Sargent. Carolus-Duran was the name adopted by the French painter Charles Auguste Émile Durand. | Subjects: | figure | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Carolus-Duran (French painter, 1838-1917) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8743... | Go to resource |
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