Painting of a Woman
Artist
Sarah Henrietta Purser
(1848 - 1943)
Datec. 1895
MediumPastel on paper mounted on canvas
Dimensions91.6 x 61.1 cm
ClassificationsPastels
Credit LineCollection & image © Hugh Lane Gallery.
Donated by the Friends of the National Collections of Ireland, 1963.
Object number1212
DescriptionThis portrait of an unknown woman shows Purser’s mastery of pastel. While studying in Paris, she met the Impressionist artist Edgar Degas, a leading exponent of the medium.On View
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