Annie Barnett

Adolphe Valette 1876 - 1942

Summary

Three-quarter length, three-quarter left side portrait of an amateur painter named Annie Barnett. She is depicted seated at an easel, with a palette held in her left arm, painting a vase of flowers. She is turned to face the viewer, smiling and presenting herself in a deliberate pose. She wears a tunic dress in beige with a white shirt underneath, with a string of pearls round her neck, her hair is brown and tied in a loose style. The background is blue with some mottled paintwork.