Old World Portraits
Woman with Fan (Femme à l'éventail)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
An elegant Impressionist portrait featuring soft brushwork and a luminous, warm palette.
Woman with a Fan
José Júlio de Sousa Pinto
1870 · Oil Paint, Canvas
An elegant 19th-century portrait of a woman in a high-collared black gown set against an atmospheric blue backdrop.
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Where it works
A grounded artwork with confident presence with softened cool notes — brings a composed sense of weight.
- Often works in
- Study · Living Room · Bedroom
- Placement
- Reads best as a confident vertical anchor
- Walls
- Reads strongest on light or mid-tone walls
- Color notes
- Charcoal black, Soft gray
About the piece
Created around 1870 by José Júlio de Sousa Pinto, this striking oil painting captures a woman in a formal black dress holding a fan. The artist utilizes a dramatic contrast between the deep values of her attire and the expressive, textured blue background, highlighting the sitter's serene expression and delicate features. Part of the Museu Nacional de Belas Artes collection, it is a quintessential example of late 19th-century European portraiture.
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