Les Invalides, Paris
1896
Henry Ossawa Tanner traded the racial prejudice of America for the artistic freedom of Paris, and this 1896 scene shows exactly why he stayed. The golden dome of Les Invalides looms large against a moody, purple-grey sky, while a solitary figure in a long black dress strolls a tiny dog across a vast, dusty plaza. Though trained in the academic style, Tanner uses loose, sketchy brushstrokes here to give the scene a breezy, immediate feel, capturing a quiet afternoon in the city of lights long before the modern crowds arrived.
- Technique
- Oil paint
- Material
- Canvas
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