Madame Guillemet
1880
Manet portrays fellow artist Jeanne Guillemet in this 1880 profile, capturing her chic style with a dramatic dark hat featuring a gold accent. Her arms are crossed and her gaze is distant, giving her an air of cool confidence. She was actually a successful landscape painter in her own right—a rare feat for women at the time—and Manet's loose, sketchy brushwork here perfectly matches her modern spirit.
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