The woman in Stevens’s painting appears in her undergarments, with her gown, parasol, and fan piled nearby. The writing drawer of the dressing table is half-open and a letter is about to slip from her hand. Her downcast face and slumped posture suggest she is lost in reverie. Such carefully detailed scenes, accompanied by titles offering a tantalizing hint of narrative, were the artist’s specialty.
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