Rajmund Kanelba (1897–1960), Portrait of Masha
Gouache on cardboard.
Dimensions: 63 × 48 cm (inside frame), 87 × 72 cm (with frame)
Signed in the lower right corner: “Kanelba”
Rajmund Kanelba (1897–1960), associated with the École de Paris circle, was one of the most highly regarded Polish portraitists working abroad. He studied at the Warsaw School of Fine Arts under Stanisław Lentz and Tadeusz Pruszkowski. He worked in Paris, London, and New York, among other places. Portraits of women and children, distinguished by their subtle use of color and lyrical mood, hold a special place in his body of work.
Gouache on cardboard.
Dimensions: 63 × 48 cm (inside frame), 87 × 72 cm (with frame)
Signed in the lower right corner: “Kanelba”
Rajmund Kanelba (1897–1960), associated with the École de Paris circle, was one of the most highly regarded Polish portraitists working abroad. He studied at the Warsaw School of Fine Arts under Stanisław Lentz and Tadeusz Pruszkowski. He worked in Paris, London, and New York, among other places. Portraits of women and children, distinguished by their subtle use of color and lyrical mood, hold a special place in his body of work.
