Eva Gonzalès Prints – Figures, Flowers & Everyday Encounters
Eva Gonzalès prints bring theatre-going, childcare and flowers into closely observed compositions. A face, an item of clothing or a small group of blossoms can become the strongest point of attention within a quieter setting. Explore the collection alongside portraits and people and gardens and flowers.
A sitter framed by the theatre
A Box at the Théâtre des Italiens places a woman in a pale blue dress at the front of a box, with a standing man partly visible behind her. The flowers, fan and decorated surfaces create smaller accents around the sitter. Light clothing separates her from the dark space surrounding the box.
Figures gathered beside the path
Nanny and Child shows a seated woman beneath trees with a child near the fence at one side. The broad pale skirt anchors the central figure against the shaded garden. The space around them remains important, with the path opening towards a brighter area beyond the foreground.
A compact arrangement of flowers
Vase of Roses gathers pink, white and dark red blooms above a glass vase, with a fallen rose on the table. The restrained background makes the different flower heads legible. Compared with the figure scenes, the arrangement concentrates changing light and colour into a much smaller group of forms.
Related artists and collections
Explore related everyday subjects in Berthe Morisot and Mary Cassatt, or compare faces and dark backgrounds in Édouard Manet. The figurative collection extends the theatre and garden encounters, while still life prints offers further flowers, vessels and objects arranged for close attention.
Read more in our guide to Eva Gonzalès.