Josephine Gaujean 1867

"Josephine Gaujean" is a portrait painted by Edgar Degas in 1867. It depicts the subject seated, wearing a black dress with a red shawl. A gold and jewel-encrusted headband adorns her hair and a soft, contemplative expression graces her face. Degas's early work often focused on traditional portraiture, but his later style embraced Impressionism and its depiction of everyday life. This painting is a testament to his early exploration of figure and form, and is a fine example of 19th-century portraiture. The painting is currently housed in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, Massachusetts.