A Space of Their Own

Anne Vallayer-Coster

Selected Works

A light-skinned woman with light brown hair tied back with a lavender ribbon is seated in a chair. She wears a white dress trimmed with the same lavender ribbon as her hair. In her lap, she holds a violin upright with one hand and turns the page of a book of sheet music with the other, while the violin bow lays across her lap.

Portrait of a Violinist

1773
Anne Vallayer-Coster, Portrait of a Violinist, 1773. Oil on canvas, 116 x 96 cm. Nationalmuseum Sweden
Nationalmuseum Sweden

A shallow wicker basket with a handle is shown on a table. It has a large pile of grapes, some lighter in color and others dark purple, heaped inside, with several small flowers poking out .

Basket of Grapes

1774
Anne Vallayer-Coster, Basket of Grapes, 1774. Oil on canvas, 38 x 46 cm. Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy

An arrangement of produce is shown on a table. On the left is a glass dish with a reddish or orange colored food inside; next to it is a piece of round bread and a pile of pale orange fruit that may be peaches; and piled up on the far right is a bunch of long, skinny radishes.

Still Life with Brioche, Fruit, and Vegetables

1775
Anne Vallayer-Coster, Still Life with Brioche, Fruit, and Vegetables, 1775. Oil on canvas, 45.5 x 55 cm. Nationalmuseum Sweden
Nationalmuseum Sweden

An oval-shaped portrait of a woman with very light skin and very light blonde hair, who has her head turned away to the left. She wears a double necklace of pearls, a pale pink dress with puffy white sleeves, and a hat that is the same pale pink with large white feathers.

Queen Marie-Antoinette

1778
Anne Vallayer-Coster, Queen Marie-Antoinette, 1778. Watercolor on ivory, 8.89 cm. The Walters Art Museum, 38.323
Walters Art Museum

A blue vase of flowers is shown with a small flower arrangement. The central flowers are pale pinks and white, with other flowers that are yellow, light blue, or purple.

Vase of Flowers

after 1781
Anne Vallayer-Coster, Vase of Flowers, after 1781. Oil on canvas, 40 x 32 cm. Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy