Girl in a red dress (1905)
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"Girl in a Red Dress" (1905) by Elemír Halász-Hradil offers a captivating glimpse into the artist's exploration of expression and mood. This portrait features a young girl, portrayed with somber yet soft features against a muted green background. The stark contrast of the red dress draws attention to her, emphasizing her quiet, introspective demeanor.Halász-Hradil’s brushwork is notably loose and expressive, giving a profound sense of texture and vibrancy to the apparel, while the gentle shading of the girl's face captures a haunting ephemeral quality. This painting, perhaps suggesting themes of adolescence or contemplation, imparts a feeling of introspection and a timeless essence.
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Elemír Halász-Hradil (1873 m. - 1948 m.) was a Slovak painter of Hungarian origin.
He lived in Vienna from 1892 to 1894.The following year he moved to Košice. He studied at Simon Hollósy's private school in Munich from 1897 to 1901, he then continued his studies at the Académie Julian in Paris with Professor Jean-Paul Laurens from 1902 to 1903.
With a soft palette and hazy paint handling, Halász-Hradil executed a variety of quiet portraits and scenes of everyday life. Along with selling his paintings, Halász-Hradil made a living as a painting teacher.