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Young Gypsy Woman
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In 1870, after successfully taking part in the Paris Salon, Kārlis Huns went to Normandy and then to Belgium where, it is thought, he painted the “Young Gypsy Woman”. This type of work by the artist – single figure genre compositions – was highly regarded. The fragile figure of the young gypsy, her pleading gaze, the raised tambourine against the falling coin – all the elements add up to a concentrated and sympathy evoking narrative, in which a social tint has been added to the romantic motif. In line with the academic tradition, everything in the painting has been carefully considered and purposefully realised using the artistic means of expression available to the author.
Title: Young Gypsy Woman
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In 1870, after successfully taking part in the Paris Salon, Kārlis Huns went to Normandy and then to Belgium where, it is thought, he painted the “Young Gypsy Woman”.
This type of work by the artist – single figure genre compositions – was highly regarded.
The fragile figure of the young gypsy, her pleading gaze, the raised tambourine against the falling coin – all the elements add up to a concentrated and sympathy evoking narrative, in which a social tint has been added to the romantic motif.
In line with the academic tradition, everything in the painting has been carefully considered and purposefully realised using the artistic means of expression available to the author.
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