Lady Wearing a Straw Bonnet (Morning Promenade) 1905

Giovanni Boldini's "Lady Wearing a Straw Bonnet (Morning Promenade)" from 1905 captures a fashionable woman in a fleeting moment of Parisian life. The painting's loose, gestural brushstrokes suggest a sense of movement and immediacy, characteristic of Boldini's Impressionist style. The woman, rendered in a palette of browns, blacks, and blues, is depicted from behind, her back turned to the viewer, creating an air of mystery. Her elegant silhouette and the delicate details of her straw bonnet and dress hint at the refined elegance of turn-of-the-century Parisian society.