Old Spanish Woman (Vieille femme espagnole), 1901
Charles Milcendeauexpand_more
Gift of Gabriel P. and Yvonne M.L. Weisberg for the Weisberg Collection of European Drawings and Prints of the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuriesexpand_more 2012.104
On View in Gallery 315expand_more
Sometimes Charles Milcendeau sought subjects beyond the French countryside. Old Spanish Woman dates from the transformative year he spent in Spain, where he felt a great affinity for the culture. In the hillside town of Ledesma, he made several drawings of elderly women.
The figure in this forceful study is an image of enduring strength. She is proud, not pitiable. Focusing on her face, Milcendeau captured the tired, rough-hewn features that testify to a hard life.
Details
- Title
- Old Spanish Woman (Vieille femme espagnole)
- Artist Life
- Soullans, Vendée 1872–Soullans, Vendée 1919
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2012.104
- Provenance
- [Galerie Fischer-Kiener, Paris, until 1996; sold to Weisbergs]; Yvonne and Gabriel Weisberg, Minneapolis (1996–2012; given to Mia)
- Curator Approved
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