The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
An Art Student of Paris
1899
(American, 1871–1911)
Framed: 5.2 x 4.6 cm (2 1/16 x 1 13/16 in.); Unframed: 4.9 x 4.1 cm (1 15/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
While portrait miniatures were usually executed on ivory, this example is painted on “ivorine,” an early plastic.Description
The sitter’s identity is unknown, but she was likely a student of Martha Baker, who was living and teaching in Paris in 1899. Demand for Baker’s portrait miniatures was so great that she resigned from teaching to keep up with commissions. The artist’s obituary in the New York Times stated that she was “the world’s foremost miniature painter.” In this example, the sitter’s shoulders seem to fade into the pale background, emphasizing the similarity between her skin and the material upon which her likeness is painted.- Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Baker.
- Disembodied: Portrait Minatures and their Contemporary Relatives. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 10, 2013-February 16, 2014).
- {{cite web|title=An Art Student of Paris|url=false|author=Martha S. Baker|year=1899|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1915.141