Q123561958
1920
oil
From the collection of National Museum in Kraków
1920
oil
From the collection of National Museum in Kraków
This painting depicts a woman seated on a chair, facing the viewer with a slight turn of her head. She wears a green dress with a pink rose at her waist and holds a red and white tassel in her right hand. Her left arm rests on the chair's back, and she wears a bracelet on her wrist. The woman's dark hair is styled in an updo, and she wears black shoes. The chair has a wooden frame with a red and yellow cushion. The background is a warm, golden color. The painting is a portrait of a woman, rendered in oil paint. To learn more about the artist's use of chiaroscuro, look up Józef Męcina-Krzesz.