Young Woman with a Mandolin, Portrait of Louison Köhler

François Bonvin painted ‘Young Woman with a Mandolin, Portrait of Louison Köhler’ around c. 1873–1874. The subject holds a mandolin, looking away from the viewer. Cleveland Museum of Art.

The portrait is executed in oil on fabric. Bonvin’s choice of medium and support was typical for his works in this period. The painting resides in Cleveland, Ohio.

The museum classifies this work under 19th-century French art. Bonvin, known for his realist approach, often depicted everyday scenes and figures.

Bonvin was a French realist painter active in the 19th century. His career spanned several decades, during which he focused on intimate genre scenes.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio https://clevelandart.org/art/1977.124