This powerful self-portrait in The Fralin Museum of Art’s collection is by the French artist, Émilie Charmy. She was influenced by Post-Impressionism and acquainted with the Fauves, both clearly evidenced in her compositional structure, passages of loose brushwork, and choice of strong colors.
Émilie Charmy
French, 1878 - 1974
Self-Portrait with an Album, ca. 1907 - 1912
Oil on canvas
45 3/4 x 35 1/16 in. (116.2 x 89.1 cm)
Gift of Pamela K. and William A. Royall, Jr.
2011.17.2
©Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
