On the Terrace at Sèvres

On the Terrace at Sèvres (French: Sur la terrasse à Sèvres) is the title of at least two 1880 oil-on-canvas paintings with the same subject by French artist Marie Bracquemond. A larger version (88 × 115 cm) is held by the Musée du Petit Palais in Geneva, Switzerland, while a smaller version (56.8 × 64.5 cm) is held by the Artizon Museum, Ishibashi Foundation, in Tokyo, Japan. The piece depicts three figures on the terrace of Marie Bracquemond's home, with stylistic and compositional elements characteristic of her shift toward Impressionism. Although details about the identities of the figures in the painting remain debated, critics highlight the implementation of light, soft brushwork, and an emphasis on figures over landscape, aligning it with Bracquemond's most Impressionist period.