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Lady in Black with Spanish Scarf (O in Black with a Scarf)
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Google Lens entry:
When this portrait was painted, Marjorie Organ Henri had been married to the artist for less than two years. "O," as Henri called her, was a successful cartoonist for the New York Journal, and her caricatures appeared regularly in print. Henri's depiction of his wife challenges the conventions of society portraiture: she poses against a dark background, and the artist's psychological realism presents her as independent, confident, and self-possessed—the very model of the period's "New Woman."
Robert Henri began his career at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where he studied a curriculum designed by Thomas Eakins and Thomas Anshutz. From these artists he inherited a willingness to engage directly with the unique qualities and imperfections of his subjects. After a trip to Paris, Henri began to incorporate the visual effects of Impressionism into his images, which resulted in a highly original style of painting that represented the modern world with truth and vitality.
(Untitled) by Sara Romeyn, 7-8th grade, Sharp Park Elementary School
What are you thinking What do you know Do you only know the beauty in my face the grace in my walk Do you paint me for who I am or what I am I want to ask you but how do you ask a question like that I want you to paint my soul Not my face full of sorrow or remorse I wish I could ask you What are you thinking What do you know
Alternative label (drafted by LP for Google Lens POC, April 2018): When this portrait was painted, Marjorie Organ Henri had been married to the artist for less than two years. "O," as Henri called her, was a successful cartoonist for the New York Journal, and her caricatures appeared regularly in print. Henri's depiction of his wife challenges the conventions of society portraiture that were common at the time: she poses against a dark background, and the artist's psychological realism presents her as independent, confident, and self-possessed.
- Artist
- Robert Henri
- Title
- Lady in Black with Spanish Scarf (O in Black with a Scarf)
- Date
- 1910
- Object Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 77 1/4 x 37 in. (196.2 x 94 cm)
- Credit Line
- Museum purchase, gift of the M.H. de Young Museum Society from funds donated by the Charles E. Merrill Trust
- Accession Number
- 66.27