Cook in Blue Apron
1930
Chaïm Soutine captures the quiet exhaustion of a working-class woman in this striking 1930 portrait. Her hands are tightly clasped over a bright blue apron, while her vacant, heavy-lidded stare seems to look right through the viewer. Soutine, a master of Expressionism, used thick, swirling brushstrokes to give the figure a sense of restless energy, contrasting sharply with her stiff, formal pose. He was obsessed with painting servants and cooks, often making them stand for hours until they were as tired as they look here!
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