John White Alexander is a very undervalued artist. He has a very distinct, swishy style, a little bit Impressionistic, like Sargent. He liked to do paintings that were dominated by a specific color or aspect of the subject, like how here the painting is defined by the wide sweep of the woman's white skirt. Another comparison to Sargent - this painting is very much like JSS's own "Repose," with the woman wearing a big pale skirt, passed out on the couch.
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