Bouquets to Henri's Lady in Black with Spanish Scarf

Bouquets to Henri's Lady in Black with Spanish Scarf

Oil on Wood

4"X4"

Who wouldn't make a beeline for Robert Henri's "Lady in Black with Spanish Scarf" at the De Young Museum during its 30th "Bouquets to Art" celebration of Spring? I do every time I visit the museum. She enchants with her stance, her glance, great beauty, and she has appeared in my paintings more than once. This won't be the last.

Girl in White Straw Hat Contemplates Lady in Black Spanish Scarf

Girl in White Straw Hat Contemplates Lady in Black Spanish Scarf
Oil on Wood Panel
8"X6"
Today was my day to see Masterpieces from the Musee d'Orsay at the De Young Museum.
It was everything it's cracked up to be. And there were lots of people there soaking it all in. (Go first thing in the morning. Get tickets in advance, even if you are a member.) I have to admit that Whistler's "Arrangement in Grey and Black: Portrait of the painter's Mother" (aka "Whister's Mother") has stayed with me all afternoon. I had been studying the vast array of rich grays in many of the paintings, and this one was icing on that cake. Look for grays to turn up in future paintings here.
I couldn't leave without stopping by to see my old favorites in the permanent collection. I had those galleries all to myself except for the occasional girl wearing a white straw hat and ruby slippers.

Lady in Black Spanish Scarf

Girl Contemplates Lady in Black Spanish Scarf
6"X12"
Oil on Canvas
SOLD
Lady in Black Spanish Scarf, Robert Henri, 1910. See it at the de Young Museum.