Paul C閦anne: Madame C閦anne with Green Hat (Madame C閦anne au chapeau vert); Paul C閦anne; 1891-1892; Oil on canvas; C閦anne painted at least 29 portraits of his wife; Hortense Fiquet. Here she appears in a green upholstered chair with her elbow resting on a strangely elongated arm. Fashionably dressed; Hortense leans at a seemingly uncomfortable angle to the left; an awkward posture matched by her stern expression. The thrust-out lower lip and blank stare contrast with her whimsical hat decorated with leaves; its transparent brim reveals her forehead underneath. With its warped perspective and dour-looking sitter; C閦anne's canvas disrupts the conventions of female portraiture.; Overall: 39 1/2 x 32 in. (100.3 x 81.3 cm)