Caption

Portrait of the artist's mother, Albertyna Ciesielska née Cienkusz, wife of Kazimierz Ciesielski, painted by Wladyslaw Ciesielski 1845–1901. Portrait of the artist's mother in mourning attire. Probably painted based on a photograph, as evidenced by the simplified flat modeling of the figure. 3/4 bust turned left, head nearly straight. Gray-blond hair with a black cap and a wide ribbon falling over the shoulder; white lace collar at the neck; black dress. Greenish background with greenish-brown upper area. Inscription: ALBERTYNA CIESIELSKA. Binding: narrow gilt-bronze border with double fluting. 1878, France. Miniature; height 15.1 cm, width 12.4 cm., An oval portrait of an older woman set in a gold frame; she wears a dark garment with a white lace collar and a black bonnet or headpiece with a dark ribbon, and her hair is light brown; her skin is pale with subtle rosy tones and a neutral expression on her face; the background is a muted greenish-blue, and the frame shows gold and brass tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_082

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48.8Mb (2.5Mb) / 12.5in x 15.2in / 3744 x 4559 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait artist's mother Albertyna Ciesielska née Cienkusz wife Kazimierz Ciesielski painted Wladyslaw Ciesielski 1845–1901 mourning attire painted based photograph evidenced simplified flat modeling figure 3 4 bust turned left head nearly straight Gray-blond hair black cap wide ribbon falling shoulder white lace collar neck black dress Greenish background greenish-brown upper area Inscription Albertyna Ciesielska Binding narrow gilt-bronze border double fluting 1878 France Miniature height 15.1 cm width 12.4 cm oval portrait older woman set gold frame wears dark garment black bonnet headpiece dark ribbon hair light brown skin pale subtle rosy tones neutral expression face background muted greenish-blue frame gold brass tones.