books0977:L’Étude du Rôle (1888). Alfred Stevens (Belgian, 1823–1906
books0977: L’Étude du Rôle (1888). Alfred Stevens (Belgian, 1823–1906). Oil on canvas. A young actress is shown rehearsing her role in a full-length mirror. The room displays a variety of still lifes: an oriental screen draped with a kimono, a brown velvet-covered table holding the pages of an open script and a black mask, and a framed portrait on the wall. The sheer gold-threaded camisole of the model hints at her sensuality. Her long skirt falls in folds, and the lavender satin sash at underscores Stevens’s brilliant and subtle use of color. -- source link