portrait

A Ray of Sunlight (1898)

John White Alexander (American, 1856–1915)

A woman bathed in golden light turns slightly, her face half-hidden. The sun catches the folds of her dress, casting soft shadows that seem to breathe. There’s a quiet intensity in her averted gaze—something unspoken, lingering just beyond the frame.
Isa Tyde, La belle Irlandaise (circa 1890)

Jean-Louis Forain (French, 1852–1931)

A young Irish woman gazes past the frame, her expression caught between defiance and melancholy. The loose brushstrokes soften her features, yet her piercing eyes hold steady. A hint of green at her collar whispers of homeland.
Roses. Marie Krøyer seated in the deckchair in the garden by Mrs Bendsen’s house (1893)

Peder Severin Krøyer (Danish, unknown)

A woman lounges in a sunlit garden, surrounded by blooming roses, her expression as soft as the light filtering through the leaves.
Portrait of Vivian E. Dunton with Book (circa 1920)

William Herbert Dunton (American, 1878–1936)

A contemplative portrait of a woman absorbed in a book, radiating quiet elegance and subtle emotion.
Jeune fille au piano. Portrait de Mademoiselle Warnier (1922)

Ernest Laurent (French, 1859–1929)

A young woman lost in thought at the piano, bathed in soft light that lends the scene an almost ethereal quality.
Pensive

Alfred Stevens (Belgian, 1823–1906)

A woman lost in thought, her quiet expression and delicate features illuminated by soft light, conveying deep introspection.
Portrait of a young woman with flowers

Albert Lynch (Peruvian, 1851–1912)

A young woman cradles an armful of blossoms, her gaze lost in thought amid the lush, painterly details.
La femme au tambour de basque (1892)

Edouard Rosset-Granger (French, 1853–1920)

A woman cradles a tambourine in a painting that blends realism with dreamlike warmth, her expression hinting at untold stories.
Elizabeth Winthrop Chanler (Mrs. John Jay Chapman)

John Singer Sargent (American, 1856-1925)

A striking portrait blending elegance and introspection, with Sargent’s signature interplay of light and shadow.