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This powerful self-portrait in The Fralin Museum of Art’s collection is by the French artist, Émilie Charmy. She was influenced by Post-Impressionism and acquainted with the Fauves, both clearly evidenced in her compositional structure, passages of loose brushwork, and choice of strong colors.
Émilie CharmyFrench, 1878 - 1974Self-Portrait with an Album, ca. 1907 - 1912Oil on canvas45 3/4 x 35 1/16 in. (116.2 x 89.1 cm) Gift of Pamela K. and William A. Royall, Jr.2011.17.2©Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris


