The painter and his model, Marie Bracquemond, 1880

This painting is one of three submissions by marie bracquemond to the fifth impressionist exhibition of 1880. First issue in the catalogue, it is exhibited under the title: “study from nature”. Thanks to the texts of critics, notably that of philippe burty in la république française of april 10, 1880, the painting could be identified with certainty: “a young woman in white posing for a painter in an orchard” (philippe burty, “exhibition of the works of independent artists”, la république française, april 10, 1880). This painting aroused the praise of gustave geffroy a few years later "there, in the representation of the painter working on a study from nature, [. . . ] by doing it easily, the first draft painting after studies most often drawn, there is a kinship with the painting of the last century, a continuation of art without imitation, with the addition of a very lively feeling of modernity, of a rapid and frank originality" (gustave geffroy, "marie bracquemond", la vie artistique, iii, paris, 1894. ). The woman in white posing on the left is none other than louise quivoron, marie's half-sister, who was her favorite model at the time. The singular and elegant physiognomy of the painter at work under his parasol on the right inevitably brings to mind james tissot, recognizable by his slicked-back locks and mustaches. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: 1880. Dimensions: height: 42 cm (16.5 in) ; width: 54 cm (21.2 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Private collection. Marie Bracquemond - Le peintre (James Tissot ) et son modèle dans un jardin fleuri, dit aussi « Étude d’après nature »