- Artist/Maker:
- Anna Walinska
- Bio:
- American, b. England, 1906-1997
- Title:
- Self-Portrait
- Date:
- 1928
- Medium:
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions:
- 15 7/8 × 20 in. (40.3 × 50.8 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Rosina Rubin
- Accession Number:
- 2017-31
Not On View
The talented portraitist Anna Walinska studied at the Art Students League in New York as an adolescent and in Paris during the 1920s; in the 1930s, she founded and directed the Guild Art Gallery in New York.
Showing herself in a moment of private reflection, the artist gazes directly at the viewer, reveling in the elegant and sensuous beauty of her own depiction. Warm, light tones dominate the canvas, suggestive of summer heat. A solid triangular composition contrasts with the artist’s spontaneous brushwork.
Showing herself in a moment of private reflection, the artist gazes directly at the viewer, reveling in the elegant and sensuous beauty of her own depiction. Warm, light tones dominate the canvas, suggestive of summer heat. A solid triangular composition contrasts with the artist’s spontaneous brushwork.
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