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Țărancă săsoaică din Viscri, by Grete Csáki-Kopony, unspecified

Țărancă săsoaică din Viscri

Grete Csáki-Kopony

unspecified

From the collection of Brukenthal National Museum

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Overview

Țărancă săsoaică din Viscri is an unspecified by Grete Csáki-Kopony, held at Brukenthal National Museum.

Who painted this?
Grete Csáki-Kopony
Where can I see it?
Brukenthal National Museum

About this work

This painting shows a woman sitting in a chair, wrapped in a dark shawl over a white headscarf. She holds a small object in her hands, maybe a tool or a toy. The background is blurry, with a hint of a table and a red pot, but the focus is on her face and clothes. The brushstrokes are thick and rough, giving the painting a textured look. This style makes the colors pop, especially the white of her headscarf against the dark shawl. Look up impasto to see how artists use thick paint like this.

About the artist

Artist

Grete Csáki-Kopony

A twentieth-century printmaker and painter, Grete Csáki-Kopony made delicate still lifes and quiet genre scenes in oil and on paper.

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