Why it matters
Seurat's mistress Madeleine Knobloch sits powdering herself at a small dressing table. It is his only single-figure portrait, and scientific imaging revealed a hidden self-portrait of Seurat under the paint.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1889–1890.
- Knobloch was probably pregnant with their son at the time.
- Samuel Courtauld bought it in 1926.
Based on the Wikipedia article Young Woman Powdering Herself (Seurat) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
