De weduwe
Alfred Stevens
1850 - 1906
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
8.5; 83.7; 3.2; 79.2
About this artwork
signatuur, linksboven: ‘AStevens.’
Art Historical Context
Alfred Stevens' *De weduwe* (*The Widow*), an oil on canvas measuring 79.2 × 83.7 cm, captures the quiet elegance of 19th-century mourning. Housed in theksmuseum, this intimate work bears the artist's signature "AStevens" in upper left, a hallmark of his meticulous attention to detail. Stevens (1823–1906), a Belgian painter who thrived in Paris, was for his Realist depictions of modern women in fashionable interiors, blending precise observation with subtle emotional depth. Painted during the height of Victorian-era mourning customs, the canvas likely portrays a woman in black attire, evoking...