Painting of a Gypsie Dancer Federico Fernandez y Giminez

Federico Fernandez y Giménez (1846-1873): Gypsie Dancer

Watercolor on paper, signed 'F. Fernandez Giminez' lower right.

Diffused and hazy brushwork defines this work as the woman sits in a gestured garden depicted in stark contrast to her detailed clothing and jewelry. Instead of crafting an intricately detailed background similar to the famous Jean-Léon Gérôme, Giminez pins our focus on the figure, providing soft atmospheric gestures of background elements, hi lighting the details of oriental clothing and accessories as well as the beauty of the figure. 

13 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (sight), 16 x 12 1/2 in. (frame).