cat. 26; young woman in profile with head turned to PL, seated in a side chair; woman wears long brown skirt, white apron and blouse, starched white bonnet, and orange and brown vest; window behind woman's head

Scandinavian Peasant Woman in an Interior, c. 1906

Alexandre Lunoisexpand_more

Watercolor with traces of graphite on cardexpand_more

Gift of Gabriel P. and Yvonne M.L. Weisbergexpand_more  2003.217

Not on Viewexpand_more

Remembered primarily as a printmaker, Alexandre Lunois wandered widely in search of his subjects. His travels usually took him to warmer climes, but here he was apparently captivated by the traditional costume of a Scandinavian woman—the puffy cap, crisply ironed apron, and contrasting red vest.

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Title
Scandinavian Peasant Woman in an Interior
Artist Life
Paris 1863–Le Pecq, Ile-de-France 1916
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2003.217
Provenance
[Marcel Lecomte, Paris, until possibly 1975; to Weisberg]; Yvonne and Gabriel Weisberg, Minneapolis (c. 1975–2003; given to Mia)
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cat. 26; young woman in profile with head turned to PL, seated in a side chair; woman wears long brown skirt, white apron and blouse, starched white bonnet, and orange and brown vest; window behind woman's head

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