Eva Gonzalès (1849–1883) was a French Impressionist painter. She began studying art when she was sixteen under the tutelage of Charles Chaplin. Unfortunately, Gonzalès was never able to attend any of the more prestigious academic schools for male artists because she was a woman. Despite this, Gonzalès went on to become Edouard Manet’s one and only pupil. Even though her work is labeled as Impressionist, she did not fully identify with the Impressionists and never attended any of their galleries. Instead, Gonzalès maintained her desire to enter the traditional Paris Salon. She accomplished this goal in 1870.

Paintings by Eva Gonzalès in Chronological Order:

Child with a pipe, 1870	Portrait of a Young Woman, c.1865-c.1870	Farm at Rebais, c.1871-c.1872
The Indolence, c.1871-c.1872	A Box at the Italian Theatre, 1874	Afternoon Tea (aka On the Terrace), 1875
The Little Lever, c.1875-c.1876	Woman Awakening, 1876	Secretly, 1877-1878
Portrait of a Woman in White, 1879	The Donkey Ride, 1880	White Shoes, 1879-1880
Roses in a Glass, c.1880-c.1882	An actress with a mask	Dieppe Beach View From The Cliff West
Nanny with a Child	Portrait of Jeanne Gonzales in Profile	Reading in the Forest
The Front Port	The Milliner	The Toilet
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The Young Student	Women in White