Dina Larot (b.1942) - 1988 Watercolour Woman with Feather Boa

Description

A wonderful, delicate watercolour and charcoal study by Dina Larot. Here the artist has captured a pretty young woman with blonde hair. She is wrapped in a blue feather boa and sits with her hands on her lap. Her melancholy expression gives the study an enchanting quality, mixed with the expressive and loose linework this highly accomplished portrait encapsulates Larot's best artistic qualities. On watercolour paper.

Condition

Overall the condition is very good. There is minor discolouration and minor foxing.

Size

26.3 x 21.2cm (10.4" x 8.3")
Framed Size: 42.4 x 37.3cm (16.7" x 14.7")

Collection Information

Provenance: A Gift from the Artist to a Private
Collection.

Artist Biography

Born in Vienna in 1942 into a family of architects from Graz, Maria Elisabeth Lebzelten started drawing at a young age. After leaving school, she studied painting at the University of Applied Arts in Graz under the direction of Rudolf Szyszkowitz. She attended the “Schule des Sehens” (School of Seeing) summer school in Salzburg in 1962, led by Oskar Kokoschk.

Her works were first shown in 1968 in Vienna and since have been exhibited internationally. Her most popular subject are her portraits of young woman.