Who painted “Rolla”?

“Rolla” was painted by Henri Gervex in 1878. Where to see it: Musée d'Orsay.

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Impressionism: Realism, just before, paints on dark grounds with solid forms; Post-Impressionism, just after, keeps the bright colour but adds firm outlines, built structure or symbolic colour.

Henri Gervex (10 December 1852 – 7 June 1929) was a French painter who studied painting under Alexandre Cabanel, Pierre-Nicolas Brisset, and Eugène Fromentin. Wikipedia

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“The Birth of Venus”, 1907
“Avant l'opération”, 1887
“A Session of the Painting Jury”, 1885
“An evening at Pré Catelan”, 1909
“Portrait of Alfred Stevens”, 1884
“Portrait of Mlle Valtesse de la Bigne”, 1889
“Jenny Sacerdote”, 1921
“Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau”, 1894