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Keywords: Ferdinand Hodler Giulia Leonardi - square.jpg Artwork creator Ferdinand Hodler en Leonardi ™s upper left side is laminated by a bright light the right side sinks into a shadow of blue and green that extends from her bare shoulder up to her right temple Her cerise mouth is placed almost in the center of the portrait and accentuated by black outlines Her head is tilted to her left Leonardi ™s striking nose stands is emphasized and her wild dark tresses seem to have a life of their own evoking the ancient Greek myth of Medusa with hair of serpents and burning eyes She is dangerous and alluring challenging Hodler did not date this version ca 1910 oil canvas cm 34 7 40 http //www kollerauktionen ch/en/asp/fullcatalogue asp salelot Z29+++++3045+ refno ++431510 Koller Auktionen en Giulia Leonardi was a singer and guitarist from Italy who performed at a cafe in Geneva where she met with Hodler who was fascinated about her and made a number of portraits of her among them the famous Das entzĂĽckte Weib Enchanted Woman including a version in Geneva ™s MusĂ©e d ™art et d ™histoire from 1910 “11 and several versions of Giulia Leonardi ™s half-length portrait are known In 1939 the city of Zurich acquired an Italian Head Giulia Leonardi three-quarter portrait In a version sold by Koller Zurich in late 2009 for E 276 000 the performer looks coquettishly at the observer http //magazine internationalauctioneers com/current_issue/IA_Magazine pdf p 32/33 Object history en At auction in Zurich on 3 December 2010 Estimate E 220 000 “ E 300 000 <br> http //www kollerauktionen ch/en/asp/fullcatalogue asp salelot Z29+++++3045+ refno ++431510 Sale Z29 Lot 3045 - 27 June 2014 14 00 Accession number Other versions <gallery> File Portrait of Giulia Leonardi 1910 jpg Version with frame </gallery> PD-old-auto 1918 ImageNote 1 635 706 230 57 885 779 2 LangSwitch Signiert und datiert Signed and dated Gesigneerd en gedateerd 1910 F Hodler ImageNoteEnd 1 DEFAULTSORT Hodler; Leonardi Giulia; 1910 Portraits by Ferdinand Hodler 1910 portrait paintings Giulia Leonardi dancer from Italy 1910s oil on canvas paintings
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