Young Italian woman with dog Puck ^Sale

Therese Schwartz (1879 - 1885)

Thérèse Schwartze painted this model in Italian costume in her Parisian studio. She exchanges a glance with the dog Puck on her right. The various rich fabrics of her dress are well struck. For a young Dutch woman at the time, working in Paris was as unconventional as pursuing a professional career as an artist. But as a painter's daughter, Schwartze was used to it.