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From the collection of Finnish National Gallery
Dominant colour
Lukuopetus, kopio Ter Borchin mukaan is an unspecified by Maria Wiik, held at Finnish National Gallery.
This painting shows two kids sitting close together. One has curly red hair and is peeking over the other’s shoulder. The other wears a dark coat with a light collar, holding a small red book open. The background is dark, making their faces and clothes stand out. The artist used shadows to focus attention on the kids’ faces and hands. The soft lighting makes the book and the boy’s collar glow. Next, look up *chiaroscuro* to see how this lighting trick works.
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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