Boldini was a less-eminent portrait painter at the same time as John Singer Sargent, and they had a bit of a competition, although there is no question who won. His negative quality is that he paints the same face every time, but I really like his Impressionist tendencies. As you can probably tell, I adore Impressionism. This painting is a bit unusual for him. It's less sketchy, and the color is thicker and bolder, and the woman is posed differently. It's also much more abstract, with the figure more difficult to separate from the nonexistent backround. But I love it.
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