20th century

20th century

Preparing for the Matinee; Edmund Charles Tarbell: This painting is called "Preparing for the Matinee," by the American artist Edmund Charles Tarbell. Our young woman is getting all dressed up to go out to a show...a matinee, which means some sort of a performance that happens in the daytime. Since this picture was painted in 1907, she's probably going to go to a play or a band concert.

- Posted on January 25, 2009
Submitted by dana yoo on Sunday, 05/23/2010 - 19:46.

Wow!It is so beautiful and pretty.I like this paint.
I like her hat.i like this picture very much.amazing picture, awesome picture.
very very good!good!good!
I know!this picture is really good.

Submitted by YomairaG on Friday, 05/21/2010 - 17:31.

I say the painting is most interesting and the women in the pic looks most stunning with her beauty and perfection and with how she looks it makes me think that she has good tast in music!!!!!!!!!!8 )

Submitted by Laura4567 on Friday, 04/23/2010 - 10:12.

The painting is very good. Good color and pastels that pop out at you. I would love to see this painting in real life sometime.

Submitted by embersp on Tuesday, 03/30/2010 - 12:30.

This painting is very good better than me and most people this portrait is very well detailed and painted with colors that fit this particular piece of art. I like this painting because when you paint you can show feelings you cant express out loud and sometimes people get your feelings when they see your work of art. This painting is really good but its not really a one of a kind many people have done things like this painting but other than that I love this portrait.

Submitted by breaj183755 on Saturday, 03/27/2010 - 18:05.

Wow! I can’t even draw or paint this good. Don’t get me wrong Im good trust me I’m good just not as good as this. If I wanted to get this good ( Which I do) I wood take a years worth of at class and I would have fun.

Submitted by karma14_kathy4ever on Friday, 02/19/2010 - 11:35.

Think this painting is good, but not as good as Mary Cassatt's' paintings. She has dark coolors and show from with in and this painting doesn't have that. I'm not saying that Edmund Charles Tarbell has to paint like Cassatt but show from within.