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Dimensions: measurements 19 1/2 by 12 1/2 in. alternate measurements 49.5 by 31.7 cm

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Provenance: Galerie André Weil, Paris
Gimpel Fils, London

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Exhibited: Paris, Galerie André Weil, Grands maîtres dans les collections particulières, 1955
London, Gimpel Fils, Collectors' Choice VI, 1956, no. 10, illustrated in the catalogue

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Literature: The Burlington Magazine, London, November 1955, illustrated
Pierre Courthion, Soutine. Peintre du déchirant, Lausanne, 1972, no. F, illustrated p. 265

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Notes: Based in Paris from 1925-1929 and painting mostly in series, Soutine sought to capture many variations, from fowl to female, of a single form. Soutine used portraiture to illustrate the community that surrounded him and further question his own role within it. He preferred to paint the anonymous individual, seeking out those particularly expressive. Jeune femme en rouge, painted circa 1929, depicts one such anonymous woman. While other portraits painted during this time capture hotel waiters, porters, and workers in uniform, this work contains no clues to the woman's identity. Soutine does infuse her with a quiet sadness that perhaps reflects his own as he struggled during this time to find his artistic identity.