Object Details
- Artist
- Romaine Brooks, born Rome, Italy 1874-died Nice, France 1970
- Sitter
- Marie Rose Antoinette Catherine D'Erlanger
- Exhibition Label
- Brooks probably met Marie Rose Antoinette Catherine Robert d'Aqueria de Rochegude in exclusive social circles in Paris and London, where the wealthy sitter was an arts patron who organized Brooks's 1924 exhibition at London's Alpine Club Gallery. Brooks pairs the baroness with an uncaged ocelot, whose spotted coat and direct gaze echo the sitter's own. The animal lends an air of exoticism, sensuality, and humor to this forthright portrait.
- The Art of Romaine Brooks, 2016
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist
- ca. 1924
- Object number
- 1968.18.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 41 7/8 x 34 1/8 in. (106.4 x 86.7 cm)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Occupation\other\aristocrat
- Occupation\art\painter
- Occupation\art\collector
- Animal\wildcat
- Portrait female\knee length
- Occupation\art\patron
- Record ID
- saam_1968.18.5
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk76c8fe000-75d2-424a-a07d-a2c653ab37d4
