# La Lecture

By [Henri Clément-Serveau](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/henri-clement-serveau.md>), 1942.

A woman bends over an open book in a warmly colored interior. Her quiet concentration is conveyed through simplified forms, rhythmic contour, and a close weave of figure and setting.

## Details

- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 46 × 33 cm
- Gallery: [Copages Auction](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/gallery-6a2c4c6675a6a49b.md>)

[View at Invaluable](<https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/clement-serveau-1886-1972-la-lecture-huile-sur-to-58-c-db64a0f82e>)

- Categories: Painting
- Styles: [Post-Impressionism](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/post-impressionism.md>)

## Image

![Seated woman reading an open book in a warmly colored, intimate interior.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/source-fdf4a3f0c8d5a3dc-69fcb297fb7146ef/full.jpg?v=c60367e1794aeea6311445ed12dbcd14ab3f7619b368f9875dcf0031241dc815>)

## Sources & credits

- Image supplied by Copages Auction via Invaluable. Used for catalog identification.
- Copages Auction record via Invaluable.
- Artwork metadata and image via Invaluable; underlying auction catalog credited to the named auction house.

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