Hermine David - Jules Pascin

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Carter H. Harrison

"Hermine David" by Jules Pascin (1907) Oil on canvas.

Commentary

"Hermine David" by Jules Pascin (1907) invites a close look at how form and feeling work together. Its painted surface guides your eye through color, brushwork, and contrast rather than through narra tive alone. Themes to notice include painting. This piece is held in the source collection's Modern Art collection. Jules Pascin is the artist behind this work. A useful anchor for reading the piece: Jules Pascin American, born Bulgaria, 1885-1930. The work is cataloged within a United States cultural context. How to look at this work: It is cataloged as painting, which gives a clue to how the museum frames the object. Its medium (Oil on canvas) affects texture, durability, and how detail reads at different distances. Its listed dimensions (66 × 55.2 cm (26 × 21 1/2 in.)) suggest how intimate or monumental it may feel in person. Subject cues from the catalog include painting. Compare this reading with the museum record at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/22194

Sources: Art Institute of Chicago; Art Institute of Chicago / Public Records; Art Institute of Chicago Collection Data