Marie Bracquemond's Woman With An Umbrella

The Nineteenth Century brought a new movement to the art world in the form of Impressionism. Impressionism is creating art with blurred images rather than defined lines. One of these Impressionist artists include Marie Bracquemond. Marie’s painting entitled Woman with an Umbrella consists of thin, blurred and controlled lines of pastel colors to intrigue art-lovers.
The objective view of the painting remains clearly identifiable. In the middle of the painting is an average woman, wearing a soft yellow and blue ruffled dress with stripes and a touch of red along her collar. In her right hand, she holds a red umbrella. With her other hand, she is holding up her dress while walking away as a shadow forms behind her, pictured in the bottom left corner using shades of blue. Her face is angled towards the bottom right corner. The painting contains a blank, white background. Each aspect used to create the painting displays Impressionist techniques. …show more content…
To paint the woman, Marie’s art emits an appealing glow and feel by selecting soft pastels. Her dress and style helps the viewer infer the time that is being represented through her outfit. By observing the outfit, the viewer can conclude that the image is taking place in the Nineteenth Century. The Nineteenth Century was socially organized by classes. Her elegant style classifies her of a higher social ranking. A slight smile stretches across her face to show how calm and nice she is. The focus point is the umbrella. A vibrant red, the featured umbrella provides contrasting color. Unlike most paintings, Woman with an Umbrella lacks a background. This eliminates any distractions imposed from the focal point. Finally, a shadow falls from the woman to add dimension to the painting. All of these features help categorize it into the Impressionism