Born: 9 May 1760, France
Died: 24 November 1805
Country most active: France
Also known as: Mlle Guéret the Younger, Anne Bernier
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The gifted French painter Anne Guéret is a fitting encapsulation of the show. Her drawing of an artist, possibly a self-portrait, depicts a young woman spotlit against a muddy gray ground. Her dress, of white muslin, falls in rich, striated folds, a glint of light suggested on the tip of her nose and corners of her mouth. She is holding a portfolio, the outline of a male nude visible. But something out of frame has caught her attention. The world, for a moment, is boundless.