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Radiant, hypnotic, and executed with masterful control — this mid-century oil portrait of a young girl on marble tile captures …
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Radiant, hypnotic, and executed with masterful control — this mid-century oil portrait of a young girl on marble tile captures light, movement, and texture with a rare intensity reminiscent of Van Gogh’s later self-portraits.
The artist’s swirling impasto technique unifies every surface — from the hair’s luminous amber tones to the background’s concentric energy — creating a living current of brushwork that seems to breathe. Up close, the layered circular strokes reveal meticulous craftsmanship and emotional intelligence; from a distance, they fuse into a soft halo of light around the sitter’s head and shoulders.
Painted in oil directly onto a solid marble tile, the work is both delicate and substantial. The use of marvle as a substrate — unusual but not unheard of in mid-century Europe — suggests an artist trained in traditional materials who was also willing to experiment. The back of the marble shows old mounting traces, consistent with a European origin between the 1940s and 1970s.
The subject’s attire — a dark vest over a high-collared blouse — evokes a nostalgic, almost 19th-century sensibility, yet the painterly execution and psychological presence are unmistakably modern. The work carries the quiet authority of an artist painting from life rather than from a photograph.
Unsigned, but undeniably the hand of a serious painter. This piece invites comparison to post-impressionist, early modernist, or even spiritual realist traditions that bridge the 20th century.
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