books0977:La myope (The short-sighted woman) (1903). Alfred Stevens (Belgian, 1823-1906). Oil on can
books0977:La myope (The short-sighted woman) (1903). Alfred Stevens (Belgian, 1823-1906). Oil on canvas.In 1900, Stevens was honored by the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris with the first retrospective exhibition ever given to a living artist. Supported by patrons led by the Comtesse de Greffulhe, it achieved social cachet as well as popular success. In 1905, he was the only living artist allowed to exhibit in a retrospective show of Belgian art in Brussels. -- source link