Having Coffee

Želmíra Duchajová-Švehlová

Želmíra Duchajová-Švehlová – Having Coffee
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measurements: výška 55.5 cm, šírka 42.0 cm
work type: painting
object type: easel painting
genre: figurative composition
material: canvas
technique: oil
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institution: Slovenská národná galéria, SNG
inventory number: O 379
tags: impresionizmus žena šálka stôl
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licence: Creative Commons License public domain
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The soft light of the quiet day reflects off the shiny surfaces and the face of the unknown woman. In the subtle oil painting, however, she is not depicted as a bride, a mother or an object of male desire, but quite the opposite. The first Slovak female painter – Želmíra Duchajová-Švehlová – created a psychological portrait of an emancipated woman of the early 20th century.

Colour splashes and light contrasts form the basic building blocks of the artist's paintings, created directly in plein air. Her timeless lyrical landscapes and genre portraits move between Slovak luminism – the "art of light" – and the European tendencies of post-impressionism.

lab.SNG ● Atlas SNG, artwork desciption for The Modern collection display