Who painted “Portrait of Anna Obolenskaya”?

“Portrait of Anna Obolenskaya” was painted by Carolus-Duran in 1887. Where to see it: Hermitage Museum.

What to look for

Realism: Academic art paints the same skill on idealised subjects; Impressionism keeps the modern subjects but breaks the paint into light, quick strokes.

Charles Auguste Émile Durand, known as Carolus-Duran (4 July 1837 – 17 February 1917), was a French painter and art instructor during the Belle Époque. Wikipedia

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More by Carolus-Duran

“Portrait of Nadezhda Polovtsova”, 1876
“Portrait of Mme*** (Madame Durant)”, 1869
“The Kiss”, 1868
“Mrs. William Astor (Caroline Webster Schermerhorn, 1831–1908)”, 1890
“Portrait of Gustave Doré”, 1877
“Retrato de D. Maria Pia”, 1880
“Marie-Anne Carolus-Duran”, 1874
“Portrait of Madame Ernest Feydeau”, 1870