Mme Lemaistre, née Blanche Sennegon, Niece of Corot (Mme Lemaistre, née Blanche Sennegon, nièce de Corot)

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FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG

Corot regularly used members of his family as models, and the four daughters of his sister Annette-Octavie were frequent subjects. He painted a portrait of each of his nieces in her 16th year and made copies for their mother. Each is depicted in half-light, as here, in an interior setting that was likely the artist's studio. A dark background serves to highlight the bright points of Blanche's pale face, white lace collar, and the delicate reflections on the glass vessel.

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