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From the collection of Finnish National Gallery
Dominant colour
B. O. Schaumanin muotokuva is an unspecified by Maria Wiik, held at Finnish National Gallery.
This painting shows a serious-looking man in a dark suit and white bow tie. His white hair is neatly combed, and he wears round glasses. Behind him, a blurry crowd of people in rough clothes stands in a dimly lit space with faint buildings. The background is painted in dark, muddy tones, making the man stand out. His face is lit softly, almost like a spotlight. Look up chiaroscuro next to see how light and shadow create this effect.
Maria Catharina Wiik (3 August 1853 – 19 June 1928) was a Finnish painter. She worked principally with still life, genre images, landscape paintings and portraits.
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