Portrait of a woman (recto). Still-life (verso)
| Author: |
Anonymous author (Monogrammist H.K. from Stephen Batory University) (20th century) |
| Created: | before 1939 |
| Material: | canvas |
| Technique: | oil |
| Dimensions: | 60 × 50 cm |
| Signature: | recto bottom right: HK in a circle, or letter O (?) |
A simple and naïve still-life was naturally left on the back of a student picture when H. K. was short of canvas and wanted to paint a portrait of a woman in a red dress. We do not and will not know whether both works are by the same artist, but each of them, and the two-sided picture as a whole, proves that students at Stephen Báthory University were not too wealthy: they used painting materials sparingly, and studied the fundamentals of art in the customary way, painting still-lifes and portraits from nature
Text author Giedrė Jankevičiūtė
Source: Law firm Valiunas Ellex art album MORE THAN JUST BEAUTY (2012). Compiler and author Giedrė Jankevičiūtė, OBJECTS ON SHOW (2017). Compiler and author Giedrė JankevičiūtėExpositions: “More Than Just Beauty: The Image of Woman in the LAWIN collection”, 12 October – 11 November 2012, National Gallery of Art, Vilnius
