The painting was made in 1874 and is currently in the permanent collection of The Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois.
This artwork provides examples of:
- One-Word Title: The title is simply Odalisque, which is how Orientalists called the members of a Turkish harem.
- Raven Hair, Ivory Skin: Pale skin was considered attractive in high society, and Lefebvre goes so far as to depict her as if she was made of ivory.
- Reclining Venus: The painting depicts a woman reclining nude on a couch. Unlike most examples, she is facing away from the viewer. The painting's very name is itself an alternate term applied to the Reclining Venus trope.
- Shout-Out: Lefebvre's Odalisque (1874) features the same pose as the Grande Odalisque (1814). Minus the Artistic License – Anatomy, of course.
