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From the collection of Finnish National Gallery
Elsa is an unspecified by Maria Wiik, held at Finnish National Gallery.
This painting shows a woman turned slightly away, her face in profile. She has dark hair pulled back, a white collar, and a red bow tie. The background is a rough, dark gray with faint textures, like a wall or curtain. The artist used thick brushstrokes, especially on her collar and hair, making the paint stand out. This gives the painting a textured, almost three-dimensional look. Look up impasto to see how artists use thick paint like this.
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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