Portrait of Madame de Verninac Neoclassicism Kirchner wants to be independent

Kirchner wants to be independent “of the old established forces

it already moves away from it by the classical poses and the smooth contours of the bathers

paints it several times alone or: in his cradle

The circle is on the white canvas in a state of suspension

Portrait of Madame de Verninac Neoclassicism Kirchner wants to be independentThe space comes down to a plain gray wall delimited by a plinth, and a floor whose tiling can be seen. Against this bare background stands out the figure of Henriette de Verninac, aged seventeen at the time. She is seated slightly turned to her left, on a Directoire style mahogany chair decorated with bronze foliage and palm leaves and covered with a red cloth.