Louisiana

Henri Cartier-Bresson

1946; printed 1991

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A portrait of a woman in three fourths view. She wears an elaborate, elegant dress. She stands slightly to the left with her head turned to the right. Her right hand rests on a table that holds a crown.
Two monkeys are depicted. One monkey sits on a tree limb facing the viewer. The second monkey stands on all fours on the ground.
Half-length man seen through an architectural opening, his cloak spilling across the ledge and into the viewer's space. In his left hand is a portfolio with sheets of paper visible, while his right hand holds a stylus. He wears a typical painter's hat. The back of an easel is visible in the room behind the man.
Three large leafy plants hover above a townscape. The plants are hand-colored in watercolor.