Georges Seurat
Young Woman Powdering Herself

ArtistFrench, 1859–1891
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Young Woman Powdering Herself
Date1889
PlaceParis, France
MediumOil on wood
DimensionsPanel: 9 3/4 × 6 3/8 in. (24.8 × 16.2 cm)
Frame: 17 5/8 × 14 1/4 × 3 in. (44.8 × 36.2 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineJohn A. and Audrey Jones Beck Collection, gift of Audrey Jones Beck
Object number98.301
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
224 Beck Galleries
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ProvenanceSalomon Collection, Nancy, France; [Wildenstein and Co., New York]; Mr. and Mrs. Leigh B. Block, Chicago, 1958; [Wildenstein and Co., New York, 1973]; Mr. and Mrs. John A. and Audrey Jones Beck, Houston, 1973; gift to MFAH, 1998.
Exhibition History"Masterpieces: A Memorial Exhibition for Adele R. Levy," Wildenstein and Co., New York, 1961.

"One Hundred European Paintings and Drawings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Leigh B. Block," National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1968.

"The Collection of John A. and Audrey Jones Beck," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1974.

"A Magic Mirror: the Portrait in France 1700-1900," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1986–87.

"Seurat," Réunion Des Musées Nationaux Grand Palais, Paris, April 10–August 10, 1991; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, September 9, 1991–January 12, 1992.
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