Portrait of a Woman
The composition depicts a portrait of a young woman, with dark curly hair and deep set eyes. She has a faraway look in her eyes, as if she's having her mind in another place and time. Her figure dominates almost the entire composition, leaving just a small space on either side of her for a complementary background made out of green and brownish brushstrokes. The brushstrokes of her decoratively patterned white summer blouse end suddenly, without covering the lower part of the canvas, thus giving a slightly unfinished look to the work.
Kitzinger Gizella
Portrait of a woman
oil, canvas, 48.5 x 39 cm
signed in red monogram and dated in black at the bottom left: KG. / 1914
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on the back:
Nagyházi Auction House label with the title of the work
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Condition of the work:
relatively good (upper left corner presents a hole)
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Documents:
export sheet No. 327694
Kitzinger Gizella
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We do not know many details about this artist and her life, other than the fact that she was part of the Painting School of Baia Mare (Nagybánya) and she worked as a teacher there between 1913-1914.
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