Author: Ušinskas Stasys, 1905 - 1974
Created: 1937.
Material / technique: oil on canvas.
Dimensions: 70x60 cm.
Signature: S. U. (in the bottom-right corner of the painting); Aktas / 1937 / S.12 (in the back side of the painting).
This is one of many drawing exercises from the Paris period of Stasys Ušinskas (1905–1974). On looking at the picture, two things become quite clear. Firstly, Ušinskas’ ideal woman was rather far from the trendless sylphs of the Romantics. Secondly, Art Deco, which flourished in interwar Paris, was in line with the perception of modern expression and the latest endeavours in art by the young Lithuanian holder of an art bursary. Ušinskas’ work was studied by Nijolė Tumėnienė.
Reference: N. Tumėnienė. Stasys Ušinskas, Vilnius, 1978.
Exhibitions: Vilnius Exhibition of the Fine Arts Collection of Edmundas Armoška "Outcrops of Lithuanian Art 16th–21th Centuries" 2008 July 3 - August 31, Lithuanian Art Museum, Vilnius.
Published: "More Than Just Beauty. The Image of Woman in the LAWIN collection." Compiled by G. Jankevičiūtė. Vilnius, LAWIN, 2012, Kat. No. 156; "Outcrops of Lithuanian Art 16th–21th Centuries", Vilnius Exhibition of the Fine Arts Collection of Edmundas Armoška, Vilnius: Lithuanian Art Museum, 2008.