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February 9, 2010

"Spotlight" on Temptation, by William-Adolphe Bourguereau, Gallery 357

12:30 – 12:50 p.m.

Lady with a Fan
Title:Lady with a Fan
Artist:Eva Gonzales
Date:c. 1869-1870
Medium:Pastel on white wove paper
Dimensions:17 x 11 1/4 in. (43.18 x 28.58 cm) (image)
Creation Place:Europe, France
Credit Line:Gift of Bruce B. Dayton
Accession Number:72.81
Location:Not on view
Eva Gonzalès was Edouard Manet's only formal student, receiving regular instruction and advice from him after 1869. Gonzalès exhibited at the Salon and declined invitations to show her work at the independent exhibitions organized by her Impressionist contemporaries.