Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Man and Two Women Talking

Constantin Guys
1805-1892

Man and Two Women Talking

1890.
7 7/16 x 5 inches (189 x 127 mm)
Graphite and gray wash on paper.
2009.161

The Joseph F. McCrindle Collection.

Notes
Constantin Guys, deemed "the painter of modern life" by friend and critic Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867), was famous for his scenes of fashionable Parisian society. Here, a dapper man in a waistcoat and top hat is deep in conversation with an elegantly dressed woman while a second woman looks to the viewer instead. The stylish ladies, with their fitted dresses, ankle boots, and plumed small caps, suggest a date of around 1890.
Associated names
McCrindle, Joseph F., former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department