Girl with Cherries
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.)
Classification
painting
Department
Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
36678
Art Historical Context
Eva Gonzalès painted *Girl with Cherries* around 1870 in oil on canvas, a medium prized in nineteenth-century Europe for its rich color and ability to capture delicate textures. The modest size of the work—just over 22 by 18 inches—suggests an intimate portrait meant for close viewing, drawing attention to the quiet moment it depicts. Now part of the Art Institute of Chicago’s European paintings collection, the canvas offers visitors a glimpse into the artistic circles of late nineteenth-century France. Gonzalès, one of the few women active in the Impressionist movement, trained under Édouard...