Portrait of Paule Gobillard

This beautiful pastel painting is almost the first portrait that Redon modeled on a person other than his family. Her model woman, Paul Gobyar, was the niece of the Impressionist female painter Berthe Morisot, an amateur painter who was taught by her aunt and P.-A. Renoir. Paul and Mr. and Mrs. Redon, who were in their early 30s, had a close relationship with each other, and in the summer when this portrait was painted, Paul was staying at the villa rented by the couple at the mouth of Girond.