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Tête de femme W15 par Claude Monet, 1862–1863, musée Marmottan Monet
  • Tête de femme W15 par Claude Monet, 1862–1863, musée Marmottan Monet
  • Tête de femme W15 par Claude Monet, 1862–1863, musée Marmottan Monet
Head of a W15 woman - Claude Monet

Head of a W15 woman - Claude Monet

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Boutique Claude Monet Famous Portraits French painting – French artists Impressionist Impressionist portraits Japonism Musée Marmottan Monet

Artwork description

Reproduction details

Claude Monet · The dark portrait of an anonymous woman · Marmottan Monet Museum

W15 woman's headhand painted reproduction

A woman in a black dress appears mid-bust in front of a deep brown background. Her hair is separated by a central part and held in place by a dark ribbon; the light is concentrated on the forehead, nose and pink cheeks. Between 1862 and 1863, Monet constructed this face without idealization, with a frank material and a deliberately tight palette.

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W15 woman's head - Claude Monet - full view
W15 woman's headClaude Monet · between 1862 and 1863
between 1862 and 1863Dating
52 × 41 cmDimensions of the original
Oil on canvasOriginal technique
5126 · Wildenstein 15Inventory
A real paintingThe canvas is painted, never printed.
Created for youEach copy is made to order.
Controlled in photoYou see the finished painting before it leaves.
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Look at the work

The lit face emerges from a range of browns, blacks and grays

The head is slightly tilted and turned to the left. The light forehead, the bridge of the nose and the right cheek receive light; the eyes, mouth and other cheek remain more restrained. Large pink and ocher touches give the skin an immediate presence.

The black bodice occupies almost the entire bottom of the format, only interrupted by a light collar and some blue-gray highlights. Brown hair is pulled on either side of the face, with a ribbon that goes down to the right. The background does not describe any location and maintains all attention on the model.

The absence of accessories and decoration concentrates the painting on the passage of light in a face observed without primer.

Composition, touch and light

What Monet builds behind the impression of snapshot

Three precise elements allow us to understand this composition and the essential difficulties of faithful reproduction.

01

Close and slightly asymmetrical framing

The bust is cut at the bottom of the canvas and the head shifts to the left. The vertical ribbon on the right balances this movement and avoids rigid frontality.

02

The complexion is born from warm and cold contrasts

The cheeks combine pink, orange and brown; greenish grays appear around the eyes and chin. These ratios give volume without hard drawing.

03

A work still far from the impressionist palette

The earthy background and black clothing recall a tradition of studio portraits. The freedom of the touches on the face and hair nevertheless announces the material frankness of the following works.

Reference image

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The visual corresponds to Tête de femme, painted between 1862 and 1863, inventory 5126 of the Marmottan Monet museum and Wildenstein catalog 15. The only image is a real WebP of 1,500 × 1,914 px, created from the complete file of the museum without enlargement artificial.

Composition01

The background retains discreet variations

Olive brown, gray and black mingle around the head. A uniformly black surface would remove the lost contours and breathing of the portrait.

Color02

The skin must remain constructed with visible touches

The pink accents of the cheeks contrast with the ochres of the forehead and the gray-green shadows. Smoothing them would make young Monet lose his vigor.

Matter03

Black clothing still contains shapes

Reverse, collar and shoulders are distinguished by some blue and brown values. These very small gaps give volume without distracting from the face.

Documented benchmarks

Three pieces of information specific to this work

Painted between 1862 and 1863, this oil on canvas measures 52 × 41 cm. It is kept at the Marmottan Monet museum under inventory 5126 and listed as Wildenstein 15.

Model01

Undocumented female

The official notice retains the generic title Tête de femme. No name is associated with the model, which invites us to stick to visible elements rather than offering identification.

Signature02

An unsigned canvas

The Marmottan Monet museum specifies the absence of signature. The work is nevertheless integrated into the Monet collection and the catalog raisonné under number W15.

Provenance03

The Michel Monet legacy of 1966

The painting enters the museum through the legacy of the artist's son, Michel Monet. It thus belongs to the major core of works by Claude Monet preserved by the Parisian institution.

Your reproduction

What the painter must preserve

Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.

  • Preserve subtle head tilt.
  • Keep colored shadows in the complexion.
  • Do not flatten the garment to uniform black.
  • Keep the background discreet but nuanced.

Work sheet

Title W15 woman's head
Artist Claude Monet (1840 -1926)
Date between 1862 and 1863
Original technique Oil on canvas
Dimensions 52 × 41 cm
Orientation Vertical
Conservation Marmottan Monet Museum, Paris, France
Inventory 5126 · Wildenstein 15
Your reproduction Handmade oil painting on canvas
Consult the official notice - Marmottan Monet Museum - Head of a woman, inventory 5126

Presentation in your interior

A palette designed with the room

This intimate portrait is suitable for an office, library or entrance. A black, walnut or bronze frame reinforces its depth; a cream, pinkish brown or light olive green wall highlights the face.

W15 woman's head, painted for your interior

Reproduction of oil painting on canvas made individually, photo controlled and adjustable before shipping.

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Head of a W15 woman - Claude Monet
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