Woman with Three Girls József Rippl-Rónai (Hungarian, 1861-1927). Woman with Three Girls, ca. 1909. Oil on board, 24 1/8 x 36 3/4 in. ( x cm). Inspired by avant-garde techniques he observed while living in Paris in the last decade of the nineteenth century, József Rippl-Rónai developed a style that juxtaposed daubs of bright colors and compressed the figures, furnishings, and patterns of his tapestry-like paintings into a single plane. When he returned to Hungary in 1901, he combined these formal innovations with elements that would reflect a distinctive, modern Hungarian style. Here
Woman with Three Girls József Rippl-Rónai (Hungarian, 1861-1927). Woman with Three Girls, ca. 1909. Oil on board, 24 1/8 x 36 3/4 in. ( x cm). Inspired by avant-garde techniques he observed while living in Paris in the last decade of the nineteenth century, József Rippl-Rónai developed a style that juxtaposed daubs of bright colors and compressed the figures, furnishings, and patterns of his tapestry-like paintings into a single plane. When he returned to Hungary in 1901, he combined these formal innovations with elements that would reflect a distinctive, modern Hungarian style. Here, he includes embroidered textiles and a still life of tulips, which were traditional symbols of Hungarian culture and identity. European Art ca. 1909
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