A seated figure beside the lamp

In the Boudoir turns the sitter towards a dressing table and mirror, with a warm lamp lighting the hands and nearby objects. Pale drapery falls around the chair. The surrounding green-blue room keeps the smaller warm lights especially prominent.

The figure against a warmer interior

A Lady in the Boudoir places the sitter beside a lamp and patterned furnishings, with fabric gathered across the lower body. The downward gaze connects the figure to the nearby tabletop. The dark room supplies a close enclosure around the lighter surfaces.

A reclining study among flowers

Nu Allongé extends the figure across pale bedding with roses gathered near the foreground. Curtains and a small vessel describe the room behind. The horizontal arrangement gives fabric and flowers more space than in the upright seated compositions.

Related artists and collections

Compare interior light in William McGregor Paxton, soft figure modelling in Charles Joshua Chaplin and richly arranged rooms in Pierre Carrier-Belleuse. Further figurative prints follows the poses, while nude art extends the collection’s studies of the body within fabric and surrounding space.

Read more in our guide to Delphin Enjolras.