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Repose

1895
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 770
Alexander, who lived in Paris during the 1890s, achieved international success with his figure paintings of gracefully posed women in elegant interiors. In this striking composition, the model’s provocative facial expression and supple curves speak to the contemporary French taste for sensuous images of women. The bold composition also suggests the undulating linear rhythms of the Art Nouveau style, examples of which were featured at the Paris Exposition. Alexander, known as the "the painter of the flowing line," was celebrated at home and abroad for these works of sinuous grace and lyricism.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Repose
  • Artist: John White Alexander (American, Allegheny, Pennsylvania 1856–1915 New York)
  • Date: 1895
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 52 1/4 x 63 5/8 in. (132.7 x 161.6 cm)
  • Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, 1980
  • Object Number: 1980.224
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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