Eva Gonzalès (French, 1849–1883)
Girl with Cherries
INV-3667
Eva Gonzalès (French, 1849–1883)c. 1870
Girl with Cherries
Eva Gonzalès (French, 1849–1883) →nineteenth century19th centuryImpressionismpaintingpaint
Date
c. 1870
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
56.2 × 47.4 cm (22 1/16 × 18 5/8 in.); Framed: 83.9 × 75 × 12.1 cm (33 × 29 1/2 × 4 3/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Larned Coburn Memorial Collection
Girl with Cherries features a dramatically lit female figure, rendered in loose brushstrokes, emerging from a dark background. Rather than portraying her model as a contemporary woman, Eva Gonzalès dressed her as an 18th-century servant girl, denoted by her frilled linen cap; loose, striped gown; and rolled-up sleeves. Gonzalès, the daughter of an affluent and cultured family, was Édouard Manet’s first and only official pupil, and his influence is particularly clear in this painting: the use of theatrical lighting is reminiscent of his Spanish-style paintings, and the historical clothing reflects his predilection for dressing his models in costumes that suggest other personalities and professions.
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