Jo, the Beautiful Irish Woman
Gustave Courbet
Oil on canvas (1866)
"This canvas celebrates Gustave Courbet’s feeling for his subject Jo Hiffernan, whom he affectionately called “the beautiful Irish woman.” He painted the portrait shortly after meeting Hiffernan, the studio model and mistress of the American painter James McNeill Whistler, during the summer of 1865. As the composition was incredibly popular with Courbet’s middle-class patrons, he painted four almost identical versions around 1866, including this one. He kept one of the portraits until his death, making copies from it upon request."
This artist was quite infatuated. Lovely painting of this lady. 😊
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Sometimes I think a great makes for great art. 🙂
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For sure! Inspiration helps.
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Sem, the Beautiful Turkish Woman 😛 😀 😀
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The one and only. 😋😁
Dünyadaki en güzel kız sensin. ❤ ❤
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😍😍😍
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I know I’m being sexist, but I prefer how he painted her lower half. 🙂
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Yeah I can see that, I think Woman with a Parrot was her. 🙂
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And The Origin of the World!
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