Spanish Fantasy II (Juliet Fremont)
Medium
Drawing
Classification
Drawing
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Laura Dreyfus Barney and Natalie Clifford Barney in memory of their mother, Alice Pike Barney
Accession Number
1952.13.57
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Spanish Fantasy II (Juliet Fremont)** by Alice Pike Barney captures the allure of exoticism in a delicate drawing, depicting a bust-length figure adorned in a Spanish dress and elaborate hat. Created around the turn of the 20th century (date not specified), this work showcases Barney's skill in rendering fabric textures and facial expressions with fine lines and subtle shading, typical of her draftsmanship as a multifaceted artist. Alice Pike Barney (1857–1931), a pioneering Washington, D.C., arts patron and painter influenced by Impressionism and Symbolism, often portrayed friends and fami...