Seated African Woman

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Artist: Henri Regnault (French, 1843–1871)
Date: 1860s
Medium: oil on fabric
Dimensions: framed: height 0.718 m, width 0.616 m, depth 0.077 m; unframed: height 0.572 m, width 0.472 m
Origin: France, 19th century
Department: Modern European Painting and Sculpture
Holding institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
Palette: Sooted Timber · Brown family · #3C2417 · 39%

Hammered Copper Brown · Brown family · #835634 · 18%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #512416 · 13%

Burnt Umber Ground · Brown family · #672517 · 7%

Burnt Umber Ground · Brown family · #634022 · 6%

Press Black · Black family · #1F1410 · 4%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #513721 · 4%

Rosewood Wash · Red family · #6E1813 · 3%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #322B19 · 2%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #967556 · 2%

Lampblack · Black family · #120E0D · 2%

Charred Umber · Black family · #261516 · <1%

Burnt Sienna Wall · Orange family · #95380E · <1%

Press Black · Black family · #141013 · <1%

Rainworn Cedar · Brown family · #68594A · <1%

Iron Gall Black · Black family · #1C1F1B · <1%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #625B3F · <1%

Rosewood Wash · Red family · #854348 · <1%

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Image provider: cleveland-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: Bequest of Noah L. Butkin

9 tags

Human Figure Visual · 99%

The image clearly shows one seated, anatomically rendered human figure as the central subject.
Nude Visual · 99%

The figure’s torso, arms, and legs are exposed, with only a head covering and supporting fabric visible.

Figurative Art Visual · 98%

The work presents recognizable anatomical representation rather than abstraction.

Dark Colors Visual · 97%

Deep browns, olive greens, dark reds, and umbers dominate the composition.
Earth Tones Visual · 97%

Brown, ochre, umber, and muted green tones structure the figure, background, floor, and draperies.
Asymmetrical Visual · 96%

The figure is placed left of center while tall, contrasting draperies occupy the right side, producing an uneven composition.

Oil Painting Metadata · 99%

The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs the medium as oil on fabric.

19th Century Art Metadata · 99%

The museum dates the work to the 1860s, within the 19th century.

French Art Metadata · 99%

Henri Regnault is identified as French, and the catalog gives the place of origin as France, 19th century.

Henri Regnault (French, 1843–1871). Seated African Woman. Cleveland Museum of Art.