New England Hostess

William Gerard Barry painted many members of fashionable society after he arrived in America in 1888. Critics praised the young artist not only for his “rare knack of catching a likeness,” but also for his ability to convey a sitter's spirit (Chicago Daily Tribune, June 1, 1890). Here, the lady's handsome features and vibrant green sash stand out against the creamy shades of her dress and the wall behind her. Her confident, appraising expression and relaxed arms suggest a woman who was very comfortable in her own skin.

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I samme sal · Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 29A, Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Kilder

Woman with Green Parasol, 1908

The Sick Child, 1893

Figure in Sunlight (Artist's Wife), ca. 1890-1900

Madame Roulin and Her Baby, 1888

Garden at Sainte-Adresse, 1867

Condesa de Altamira and Her Daughter, María Agustina, 1787–88

Two Women on the Shore, 1898

Young Woman with a Water Pitcher, ca. 1662

Portræt af en ung kvinde, ca. 1665–67

Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary), 1891

Rubens, Helena Fourment (1614–1673), and Their Son Frans (1633–1678), ca. 1635