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Young Woman in a White Blouse (Jeune femme à la blouse blanche)

Maker

(Artists)
1893-1943

Title

Date of Production

(circa) 1929

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

Height: 45 cm (canvas)
Width: 34 cm (canvas)

Accession Number

P.2011.XX.1

Mode of Acquisition

HM Government (Acceptance in Lieu), allocation, 2011

Credit

Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Samuel Courtauld Trust, 2011.

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords

Label Text

This poignant portrait illustrates Soutine's remarkable ability to capture the psychological life of his sitters. The woman's twisted features seem to suggest vulnerability, insecurity and perhaps disappointment, rather than youthful promise or beauty. The combination of her almost generic anonymity with the sense of individual experience may perhaps be interpreted as expressive of modern urban life. Soutine's instinctive use of paint heightens the presence and emotional impact of the work. Soutine lived much of his life in poverty, however his fortunes changed in 1923 when the American collector Albert Barnes began buying his paintings in large numbers.

Provenance

Paul Guillaume, Paris; bequeathed to his wife, Paris; purchased from her by Halina Lacaze, Paris, 1937; Sotheby’s sale, London, 27 March 1985 (lot 174); purchased at the sale by Dr Erich Emery, London; Mrs Karin Emery, 1997; accepted by HM Government in Lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Samuel Courtauld Trust, 2011

Exhibition History

Kossoff/ Soutine, Hastings Contemporary, 01/04/2023-24/09/2023

Masterpieces of Impressionism from The Courtauld Gallery, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan, 10/09/2019-15/12/2019; Aichi Prefectural Museum, Nagoya, Japan, 03/01/2020-15/03/2020; Kobe City Museum, Kobe, Japan, 28/03/2020-21/06/2020

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