Portrait of Katya in a red blouse

Details

Zinaida Serebriakova (1884-1967)
Portrait of Katya in a red blouse
signed and dated 'Z. Serebriakova/1935' (upper left); with atelier stamp and inv. number '2224' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
25 ½ x 21 ¼ in. (64.7 x 53.8 cm.)

Provenance

The family of the artist.
By descent to the present owner.

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Lot Essay

Painted in 1933, Portrait of Katya in a red blouse depicts the artist’s daughter confidently seated in a large wooden chair against a green-hued wall. At first glance, the composition seems overly simple, simplistic even. However, the turn of the head, the gaze, the barely noticeable half-smile, the locks of hair carelessly tucked behind the ear – every detail and implied gesture brings life, light, movement and grace to the subject. It is not the same young girl from the artist’s earlier paintings from her Russian period; now it is a young woman looking at us from the painting. There is a sense that the artist is admiring her daughter; she lovingly paints the delicate oval of her face, her beautiful dark eyes and wavy hair.

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