Les lavandieres (The Laundress)

Name/Title

Les lavandieres (The Laundress)

Entry/Object ID

2022.1.69

Description

A woman bending over and rinsing clothes in the river

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Collection

Michael J. and Aimee Rusinko Kakos Collection

Cataloged By

Ava Tine

Acquisition

Accession

2022.1

Credit Line

Saint Vincent Art & Heritage Collections; Gift of Michael and Aimee Rusinko Kakos

Made/Created

Artist

Montézin, Pierre Eugène

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Dimensions

Height

12-1/4 in

Width

10-1/4 in

Accessories

Accessory

Frame

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Provenance: Philips, London, Dec. 8, 1997, Lot 19

Exhibition

Impressionist Legacies, St. Vincent College

General Notes

Note Type

Artist’s Intent Note

Note

"Building upon the immediacy and spontaneity of his Impressionist predecessors, Montézin committed himself to revealing the ways in which humans, animals, and the natural world are endlessly intertwined. He demonstrated an adept ability to render the atmospheric effects of light, diversity of native foliage, and the quotidian routines of an agrarian world animated by the changing seasons" (Impressionist Legacies 40).

Create Date

September 23, 2026

Update Date

September 23, 2026