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Καθιστή γυναίκα (Seated Woman) by Παύλος Μαθιόπουλος (Pavlos “Paul” Matiopoulos, Greek) - Pastel on pasteboard / 1926 - National Art Gallery (Athens, Greece) #womeninart #art #1920s #style #artwork #Matiopoulos #pastelart #GreekArt #GreekArtist #NationalArtGallery #greek #womensart #portraitofawoman
Greek artist Pavlos Mathiopoulos painted symbolic, idealistic and historical subjects as well as scenes from everyday urban life, but he became particularly well-known and popular through his portraits. He primarily made use of pastels and, to a lesser degree, oil and having mastered impressionistic types, rendered his works with elegance and a tendency to idealize in agreement with the aesthetics of the Belle Epoque. In this luxurious painting, an unidentified woman exudes a sense of elegance and refinement while seated in profile on a dark brown chaise lounge in front of a muted and indistinct background featuring a soft, neutral palette of browns and grays gaining a splash of softness from a white flower arrangement to the left. She is the focal point, elegantly dressed in a shimmering, dark blue dress with a sequined texture. The dress is sleeveless and appears to be of a bias-cut style, clinging to her figure. She wears silver-toned high-heeled shoes and a pearl necklace. Her hair is styled in a short bob, typical of the 1920s. Her pose is relaxed yet poised, suggesting a sense of sophistication and quiet confidence. She gazes slightly away from the viewer, adding an air of mystery. Mathiopoulos studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts under Nikephoros Lytras and continued his studies in Paris under Benjamin Constant, Jean Paul Laurens and Jules Lefebvre. In 1900, he won an award at the International Exhibition of Paris. He settled in Greece in 1903 and in 1911 was appointed professor of sketching at the School of Fine Arts but resigned a few months later. In 1915, Mathiopoulos was appointed anew and taught until 1949, while in 1946 he became the director of the School. In 1949, he was made a member of the Athens Academy and withdrew from the artistic scene because of an eye disease which did not permit him to exercise his art any longer.
March 21, 2025 at 6:25 AM