Morning Reader in a Peach Dress — Alfred Stevens | Art Postcard

She reads with complete absorption, the book held close to her face, one hand supporting her cheek in a gesture that suggests she has forgotten the room around her entirely. A small green vase of violet flowers and a red-covered portfolio sit at the edge of a pale blue tablecloth, just outside her attention. The peach morning dress and the loose, sketchy brushwork give the whole scene the feel of something caught quickly.

Signed and dated, "La Liseuse au matin" (The Morning Reader) is one of several reading figures across Stevens's work, but its sketch-like immediacy and warm palette set it apart from the rest. Part of the Alfred Stevens collection — a Zolota Ptakha art postcard, 10×15 cm, printed on 350 g/m² cardstock.