肤色与黑色布置:西奥多· 杜雷肖像

James McNeill Whistler American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 771

巴黎收藏家和艺术评论家西奥多·杜雷曾是居斯塔夫·库尔贝、爱德华·马奈和印象派画家的早期支持者,他在惠斯勒位于伦敦的画室里为这幅肖像画作模特。在杜雷的要求下,惠斯勒描绘了身穿晚礼服的杜雷,但画家提议让杜雷拿一件粉红色的带面具头套的化装舞衣在手上,这种化装舞衣的颜色与人的肤色相近,使画中以黑色和灰色为主的朴素色彩不那么单调。这幅肖像画展示出惠斯勒的成熟风格,它将娴熟刻画的人物头部与服装和环境相结合,以制造出一种和谐的“布置”效果。

Arrangement in Flesh Colour and Black: Portrait of Theodore Duret, James McNeill Whistler (American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834–1903 London), Oil on canvas, American

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