Portrait of Alexandrine Patchenko, the Painter’s Sister-in-Law

Marie Constantine Bashkirtseff, 1881

Born in Ukraine, Marie Bashkirtseff grew up in Nice and Paris. She studied at the Académie Julian in Paris and subsequently exhibited her work frequently. Concurrent with painting this portrait of her sister-inlaw, she played an active role in the French women’s movement. Bashkirtseff was only 25 when she died of tuberculosis. The intimate diaries she kept since the age of 12 propelled her to fame as a writer as well.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-1988
  • Dimensionsheight 92.5 cm x width 73 cm, depth 15 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • The Artist's Sister-in-law (former title)
    • Portrait of Alexandrine Patchenko, the Painter’s Sister-in-Law

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-1988

  • Description

    Portret van een vrouw, Alexandrine Patchenko, de schoonzuster van de schilderes, zittend op een sofa met een boek in de rechterhand.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature and date: ‘M.B. 1881’

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Marie Constantine Bashkirtseff

  • Dating

    1881

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    • height 92.5 cm x width 73 cm
    • depth 15 cm

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  • Person

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of M. Bashkirtseff-Bananine, Nice

  • Acquisition

    gift 1902-06

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

    • Jaarverslag Rijksmuseum (1902), p. 12.
    • Theun de Vries, 'Marie Bashkirtseff : het onvervulbare', Eva (1971), p. 96, 105, afb. p. 99.

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