Portrait of a Little Girl – Oil on cardboard, 1944

A delicate portrait of a little girl, painted in oil on cardboard, signed and dated 1944 in the lower right corner. The work depicts a young girl in a half-length portrait, wearing a dress in shades of pink accented by a light-colored collar. Particular attention has been paid to the rendering of the face, characterized by large dark eyes and an intense, spontaneous expression. The hair, gathered at the top of the head, and the soft shades of the complexion lend the portrait a pleasant delicacy.The color palette, featuring warm and pastel tones, and the neutral background highlight the figure, in keeping with the portraiture style of the first half of the 20th century. The painting is set in a gilded frame from a later period, decorated on the inside with a beaded motif.Date: 1944 Technique: oil on cardboard Signature: signed and dated lower right Painting dimensions: 29.5 × 34.5 cm Dimensions with frame: 35 × 40 cm