About this artwork
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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Status
- On View, Gallery 222
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Department
- Painting and Sculpture of Europe
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Artist
- Eva Gonzalès
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Title
- Girl with Cherries
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Place
- France (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- 1865–1875
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Medium
- Oil on canvas
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Inscriptions
- Inscribed lower right: Eva Gonzalès
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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.)
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Credit Line
- Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Larned Coburn Memorial Collection
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Reference Number
- 1940.32
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/36678/manifest.json
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