sitting lady the talk 1904

About author:

Giovanni Boldini (31 December 1842 – 11 July 1931) was an Italian genre and portrait painter, belonging to the School Of Paris. According to a 1933 article in Time magazine, he was known as the "Master of Swish" because of his flowing style of painting.

Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Boldini