Caption

Study of a Peasant Woman, Jan Rembowski 1879–1923, 1919. Pastel on dark gray cardboard, 47.5 x 31.8 cm in the frame. Female portrait of a peasant woman; executed with colored pastels with the ground color consciously integrated into the composition. Rembowski outlined the figure with strong, sharp pastel lines, built the face with a thicker, smoothly rubbed layer of pastel, and added pink and white highlights and reflections. Related compositional studies of peasants appear in Rembowski’s 1917 sketchbook, showing progression from realistic studies to simplified, monumentalized designs; the back of the work’s binding bears a label inscribed Study, pastel with the submission date 1/9/1919. Inv. no. 185070. EM, pastel, drawing; height 48.5 cm, width 34.5 cm., A framed portrait of a person with dark hair covered by a dark headscarf against a blue background, showing a face with warm brown and reddish skin tones, blue eyes, and neutral lips, wearing a dark, vertically striped garment in shades of charcoal and gray, with hints of green and blue in the background landscape and subtle highlights of ochre and violet in the hair and facial shading.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A32_380

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43.8Mb (3.0Mb) / 11.0in x 15.4in / 3306 x 4634 (300dpi)

Keywords

Study Peasant Woman Jan Rembowski 1879–1923 1919 Pastel dark gray cardboard frame Female portrait peasant woman executed colored pastels ground color consciously integrated composition Rembowski outlined figure strong sharp pastel lines built face thicker smoothly rubbed layer pastel added pink white highlights reflections Related compositional studies peasants Rembowski’s 1917 sketchbook showing progression realistic studies simplified monumentalized designs back work’s binding bears label inscribed submission date 1 9 Inv no 185070 Em drawing height 48.5 cm width 34.5 cm framed portrait person dark hair covered dark headscarf blue background showing warm brown reddish skin tones blue eyes neutral lips wearing dark vertically striped garment shades charcoal gray hints green blue background landscape subtle highlights ochre violet hair facial shading.