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Yvonne Suys (1883–1925)

Fernand Khnopff Belgian

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 829


Khnopff used a small black-and-white photograph as source material for his portrait of Yvonne Suys, the seven-year-old daughter of an influential Belgian family. The painting is largely faithful to the photograph, although the artist made the girl appear older and emphasized the doll-like delicacy of her features. He exchanged the rose that she holds in the photo for a pink-red iris, a modern varietal. Khnopff, an accomplished portraitist, depicted numerous children from wealthy families in the 1880s and 1890s, as he sought to cultivate clients.

Yvonne Suys (1883–1925), Fernand Khnopff (Belgian, Grembergen 1858–1921 Brussels), Oil on wood

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