A dreamy young woman, immersed in her own thoughts. She supports her head lightly with her hand. Stares ahead, straight at us. The background is brown and neutral, the room bare. Not a single object or attribute. Who is this woman? What hidden riddles does she carry with her? The title only adds to the mystery. Brussels-based Alfred Stevens created a furore in Paris as a painter of beautifully dressed ladies in charming genre pieces. In each, he captures a fleeting mood: the wistfulness of a farewell, the emotion of a letter, the rustle of a silk gown. In The Paris Sphinx, he transforms a young middle-class woman into a mysterious, sensual apparition. Alfred Emile Leopold Stevens (Brussels, 11 May 1823 - Paris, 24 August 1906) was a Belgian portrait and genre painter.
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