Portrait of Madame Paul Guillaume

The painting you're looking at is Marie Laurencin's Portrait of Madame Paul Guillaume. Paul Guillaume's wife's name was Juliette Lacaze. But she was better known by her nickname, Domenica. She's the person who donated all the paintings on Level -1 of the Musée de l'Orangerie.

Now, let's take a closer look at the painting. Marie Laurencin had a very distinctive approach to portraiture and tended to paint her subjects in a similar style. But this portrait is different. Here, she captured the sitter's individual features more clearly. In photographs of Domenica, the large eyes and the shape of the eyebrows are unmistakable.

Another characteristic of Laurencin's paintings is her use of pale pink, gray, and blue. You can see all three colors throughout this painting as well. Laurencin often painted women with dogs. And here again, we see a woman and a dog together.

Now, take your time and enjoy the painting.