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After the Ball, Alfred Stevens, 1874, European Paintings

Gift of Estate of Marie L. Russell, 1946 Size: 37 3/4 x 27 1/8 in. (95.9 x 68.9 cm) Medium: Oil on canvas

At the Railway Station, Alfred Stevens, 1869, Art Institute of Chicago: European Painting and Sculpture

A. A. Munger Collection Size: 64.8 × 47 cm (25 1/2 × 18 1/2 in.) Medium: Oil on panel

Portrait of Mademoiselle Dubois, Alfred Stevens, 1884, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Paintings

woman wearing a black hat, short maroon cape, long tan gloves and grey skirt, holding purple flowers and leaning on a black iron rail; tan awning behind woman; trees and foliage behind railing Alfred Stevens built his reputation based on paintings of sumptuously attired, anonymous beauties who were representative of a type-la belle Parisienne. The Portrait of Mademoiselle Dubois, in contrast, is a bold statement built upon direct observation of one of his students with whom he was well acquainted. Her appraising and direct gaze, as well as her relaxed posture and confident demeanor, is a daring concoction and testifies to the artist's appreciation of her intelligence and character. These qualities are thrown into high relief by the stark expanse of awning behind her. Stevens' use of such a bold foil is an innovative touch of modernity that parallels those of his close friend, Edouard Manet. The compressed space also betrays Stevens' interest in Japanese spatial construction-a reminder that he was one of the first artists in Paris (along with Manet) to collect Japanese prints and objects. Size: 27 1/2 x 21 7/16 in. (69.85 x 54.45 cm) (sight) 33 1/2 x 27 7/16 in. (85.09 x 69.69 cm) (outer frame) Medium: Oil on canvas

A Standing Young Lady Taking Off Her Gloves, Alfred Stevens, 1876 or after, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Drawings and Prints

Purchase, Daniel Ergmann Gift, 2014 Size: Sheet: 13 × 9 5/8 in. (33 × 24.5 cm) Medium: Pen and brown ink, over graphite

Kneeling Woman, Study for "Le Pardon", Alfred Stevens, 1850, Harvard Art Museums: Drawings

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop Size: actual: 49.5 x 31.3 cm (19 1/2 x 12 5/16 in.) Medium: Charcoal, fixed, on beige paper

De weduwe af Alfred Stevens, Museum of the Netherlands

After the Ball, Alfred Stevens, 1874, European Paintings

Gift of Estate of Marie L. Russell, 1946 Size: 37 3/4 x 27 1/8 in. (95.9 x 68.9 cm) Medium: Oil on canvas

Hesitation (Madame Monteaux?), Alfred Stevens, 1862, Art Institute of Chicago: European Painting and Sculpture

Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection Size: 55.5 × 43.2 cm (21 7/8 × 17 in.) Medium: Oil on panel