Portrait of a Girl
1909-1914
Henry Lyman Saÿen brings a burst of Parisian modernism to this striking portrait, likely painted during his time in France between 1909 and 1914. Notice how the girl's face is rendered with patches of green and yellow, a bold departure from realistic skin tones that echoes the wild colors of the Fauvist movement. Her dark, flower-adorned hat and deep purple coat pop dramatically against the fiery red background, showing how Saÿen was absorbing the avant-garde energy of early 20th-century Europe before bringing it back to America.
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