Caption

Girl leaning on the armrest of a chair; verso: Annah nude, Paul Gauguin's models, Wyspianski, Stanislaw (1869-1907), painter, portraits of children, Annah la Javanaise (18..-19..), female nudes, polychrome designs, Young Poland (style), Poland, Polish painting, nudes, girls, symbolism (style), filigrees, 1899, 1893 (verso), pastel, drawing, height 63.5 cm, width 48 cm, A pastel drawing of a person with a bowed head and closed eyes, shown from the torso upward with a visible face in profile and long hair or a dark beard falling down; the figure's hands are placed near the chest and shoulder, with elongated fingers and softly rendered contours. The image features a palette of muted blues, greens, yellows, creams, and browns, with soft transitions and layered strokes; areas of pale flesh tones contrast with darker charcoal-like lines that define the hands and hair. Surrounding the figure are flowing shapes and washes of blue and green, with accents of yellow on what appear to be draped fabrics or leaves, and lighter cream and beige areas suggesting garments or background planes. The composition emphasizes curved lines and overlapping translucent layers, with visible pastel texture and smudged blending throughout.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A39_485

License type

Rights managed

Available size

79.0Mb (10.5Mb) / 15.3in x 20.0in / 4600 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Girl leaning armrest chair verso Annah nude Paul Gauguin's models Wyspianski Stanislaw 1869-1907 painter portraits children Annah la Javanaise 18..-19 female nudes polychrome designs Young Poland style Poland Polish painting nudes girls symbolism filigrees 1899 1893 pastel drawing height 63.5 cm width 48 cm pastel drawing person bowed head closed eyes shown torso upward visible face profile long hair dark beard falling down figure's hands placed near chest shoulder elongated fingers softly rendered contours image features palette muted blues greens yellows creams browns soft transitions layered strokes areas pale flesh tones contrast darker charcoal- lines define hands hair Surrounding figure flowing shapes washes blue green accents yellow draped fabrics leaves lighter cream beige areas suggesting garments background planes composition emphasizes curved lines overlapping translucent layers visible pastel texture smudged blending .