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Girl in a Folk Costume

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Year
  
1930

Artist
  
Jānis Tīdemanis

Medium
  
oil on plywood

Created
  
1930

Dimensions
  
59 cm × 48 cm (23 in × 19 in)

Location
  
Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga

Similar
  
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Girl in a Folk Costume (Latvian: Meitene tautas tērpā) is a painting by the Latvian painter Jānis Tīdemanis from 1930.

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Description

The painting is oil on plywood, and has dimensions 59 x 48 centimeters. The painting belongs to the Latvian National Museum of Art in Riga.

Analysis

The picture depicts a young girl with plaits in a stylized folk costume with bright color on a dark background. The artist uses thick brushstrokes, and large areas of color.

References

Girl in a Folk Costume Wikipedia