The pink dress
Salon of 1878, n° 1042
Exhibition of paintings, drawings, pastels and etchings by Norbert Goeneutte, Paris, École Nationale des Beaux-Arts, 20-30 April 1893, no. 45
Renoir et ses amis, Troyes, Musée des Beaux-Arts, 28 June - 14 September 1969, no. 58, not reproduced
Norbert Goeneutte 1854-1894, Pontoise, Musée Pissarro, 15 May - 30 September 1982, no. 5, reproduced in colour
Description of the artwork
Also known as “La Femme en rose”, this elegant young woman is Nathalie, the painter's sister. With a virtuoso, sensitive touch, the painter captures a whole range of materials to enhance his model's toilette: taffeta, lace, fan, jewelry and hat. Each fabric is perfectly captured, the silhouette standing out against a window embrasure draped with flowery curtains.
The painter presented this canvas at the 1878 Salon, along with another composition, “La Noce débarque”. Goeneutte had just settled a hundred meters from the Nouvelle Athènes, where he frequented artists such as Cézanne, Renoir, Pissarro, Manet and Boudin.
Origin
Charles Goeneutte Collection, before 1969 ;
Collection Mme C. Goeneutte ;
Private collection, Paris, 1992.
Literature
G. de Knyff, Norbert Goeneutte, sa vie et son œuvre, Paris, 1978, reproduced p. 70
Catalogue of the exhibition Norbert Goeneutte, 1854-1894, Pontoise, Musée de Pontoise, December 1994-February 1995, reproduced p.17
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