European Painting before 1900, Johnson Collection Departing for the Promenade (Will You Go Out with Me, Fido?) 1859 Alfred-Émile-Léopold Stevens, Belgian, 1823 - 1906 Oil on panel * Gallery 151, European Art 1850-1900, first floor (Annenberg Galleries; Colket Gallery) W1893-1-106 The W. P. Wilstach Collection, bequest of Anna H. Wilstach, 1893 |
LabelStevens was appreciated in his day for his elegant evocations of opulent environments, fashionable dress, and refined manners, often represented by a single figure, as here, going about the rituals of genteel daily life. The title, however, with its suggestion of an amusing anecdote, was probably given to the painting only when it came to the United States in the late nineteenth century.Social Tags [?]chair rail [x] composition studies [x] dog [x] hardware [x] not an impressionist [x] painting within a painting [x] parquet [x] portrait [x] shawl [x] silk [x] tapestry [x] velvet [x] [Add Your Own Tags]* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit. |
