Etude: Le Duc d'Albe
Brooks met the 17th Duke of Alba, Don Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart y Falcó, at the Czech resort town of Marienbad. She captured the duke's aristocratic charm in her vigorous brushwork, the slightly lowered viewpoint, and his sidelong glance.
The Art of Romaine Brooks, 2016
Credit: Gift of the artist
1925
Oil on canvas
87.2 x 58.5cm
1968.18.11
Image and text: Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2023
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Permanent collection