Romaine Brooks, born Rome, Italy 1874-died Nice, France 1970 Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
51 3/8 x 38 3/8 in. (130.5 x 97.5 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1920
Exhibition Label:
Brooks balanced the mythological and the sensual in this painting of a huntress. The crisp line and broad planes of the figure's strong profile and stance against a rugged landscape convey her power and authority. The heavy fur cloak slipping from her shoulder and her partially nude form create undercurrents of suggestive playfulness, as does the placement of the goat. Although the model has not been firmly identified, the huntress might depict artist and writer Elizabeth Eyre de Lanux, one of Natalie Barney's lovers during the 1920s.
