The Concierge (The procuress - The housemaid), by Seurat (1884)

The Concierge (The procuress - The housemaid), by Seurat (1884)

Seurat, Georges (1859-1891)

1884

Original title: La Concierge (La Maquerelle - La Bonne) ("The Concierge (The procuress - The housemaid)").

In the image appears an old woman with her head covered. From the title it is understood that she is a procuress.

Found on the Sotheby's webpage:
http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2014/impressionist-modern-art-day-sale-l14004/lot.131.html

Wikimedia commons:
https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seurat_-_LA_CONCIERGE_(LA_MAQUERELLE_-_LA_BONNE),_circa_1884,_Hauke_603.jpg

Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20220129232502/https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seurat_-_LA_CONCIERGE_%28LA_MAQUERELLE_-_LA_BONNE%29,_circa_1884,_Hauke_603.jpg

Conté crayon on laid paper.
Dimensions: 32.3 × 24.5 cm