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Ernesta (niña con su niñera)

Cecilia Beaux American
1894
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 768
La modelo favorita de Cecilia Beaux era su sobrina de dos años, Ernesta Drinker. Aquí aparece dando la mano a su niñera, Mattie, cuya figura se ha truncado con gran audacia. Beaux, que conocía y apreciaba las obras de Édouard Manet y Edgar Degas, maneja el pincel con gran libertad para crear esta composición innovadora. Ernesta, avanzando a pequeños pasos sobre el suelo encerado, tiene un aire a la vez digno y vulnerable que nos recuerda a los infantes pintados por Diego Velázquez. La mano de Mattie es un símbolo de protección y seguridad con resonancia universal, y la vasta superficie de su delantal crea la escala para la diminuta figura de la niña.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Ernesta (niña con su niñera)
  • Artista: Cecilia Beaux, estadounidense, 1855–1942
  • Fecha: 1894
  • Material: Óleo sobre lienzo
  • Dimensiones: 128,3 x 96,8 cm
  • Crédito: Fondo Maria DeWitt Jesup, 1965
  • Número de inventario: 65.49
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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