In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
Cézanne painted many portraits of working-class people in Provence. Here he renders his subject with monumentality and dignity, reflecting his respect for rural Provençal types. Cézanne sets off the woman's remarkably vivid red-striped dress with patches of green and blue on the wall. The roundness and solidity of her form rhyme with the cauldron on the floor behind her, suggesting a parallel between the functional object and her steadfast presence.
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