Standing Figure, Blue Dress

Standing Figure, Blue Dress

Niels Larsen Stevns

1941

oil

From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst

About this work

This painting shows a person standing in front of a wall. The person is wearing a blue dress and has their hands behind their back. The wall is painted green, and there's a brown floor at the bottom. The person's face is not very clear, but you can see that they're looking down. The dress is a bright blue color, and it stands out against the green wall. The painting is made with oil paint, which gives it a thick texture. If you want to learn more about this kind of painting, you should look up the technique called impasto.

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