Artwork Title: The Reader

The Reader

Florent Willems

A lady in period attire is reading to her sister or friend who is bedridden. On the walls are tapestries and a framed relief. Willems has lavished great care in the rendering of the contrasting surfaces of the lady’s satin dress, the bed draperies and the robe on the chair. In its intimacy and the contrasting fabrics, this work approximates the painting of Alfred Stevens.
Uploaded on Aug 14, 2015 by Suzan Hamer

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