La Jaquette Rouge presents a female nude in a domestic setting. Although the figure is not overtly sexual, Brooks heightened the implicit eroticism of the scene through the red jacket, which draws attention to the young woman’s nudity. The quiet intimacy of the scene is enhanced by the shadowy atmosphere and the large screen that frames her body and shrinks the space between the model and viewer.
The Art of Romaine Brooks, 2016
- Title
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La Jaquette Rouge
- Artist
- Date
- 1910
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 94 1⁄4 x 58 1⁄2 in. (239.4 x 148.5 cm.)
- Credit Line
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Gift of the artist
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- oil on canvas
- Classifications
- Keywords
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- Architecture Interior
- Object – furniture – screen
- Figure female – nude
- Figure female – full length
- Object Number
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1968.18.6
- Palette
- Linked Open Data
- Linked Open Data URI
