Anton Chladek, Portrait of Lady Elena Caragea

Anton Chladek, Portrait of Lady Elena Caragea
oil on canvas
Palatul Culturii, Iași
(http://clasate.cimec.ro/detaliu.asp?k=9F8D07AB171C44CF883836D626108C40)
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Seated in monochrome red armchair on a dark background. Black eyes, deeply set, circumspect look behind the smile. Black dress with white and transparent collar and cuffs. White cap. Blue (turquoise) cashmere shawl with rich Turkish motive. in ocher and cherry-red. Monumental, sober colors without harshness, careful modeling of the face and age. (http://www.europeana.eu/portal/record/08511/08E7F730188D0137545618B457F1637C4C47694E.html)



(Anton Chladek)