Adolf Schmidlin
Portrait of a Lady, Irmingard Geßler (Daughter of the Poet Friedrich Geßler, Lahr), 1908
About the object
On the wooden chair decorated with carved reliefs, this young beauty sits turned to the right while turning her face towards the viewer. The unusually dark colour palette and the play of light and shadow create a sombre mood. Is the white handkerchief in her right hand to be understood as a symbol of mourning?