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Woman in a blue silk gown stands before a wooden door in a green room, looking down thoughtfully, with a framed painting and red chairs nearby.

Hesitation (Madame Monteaux?) by Alfred Stevens

A woman in a long blue silk gown stands in a green-walled room before a dark wooden door, looking down at a small object in her hand. A framed painting hangs on the wall, and a red chair and small table sit nearby beside a spilled scatter of papers on the floor.

Artist
Alfred Stevens
Date
c. 1867
Medium
Oil on panel
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2143 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1872).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection

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