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Portrait of an Unknown Woman

Oil on canvas · 75.5 × 99 cm

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Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

About the painting

Portrait of an Unknown Woman, also known as The Unknown Woman, An Unknown Lady or Stranger (Russian: Неизвестная, romanized: Neizvestnaya) is an oil painting by the Russian artist Ivan Kramskoi, painted in 1883. The model, whose identity is unknown, is a woman of "quiet strength and forthright gaze". It is one of Russia's best-known artworks, although a number of critics were indignant when the painting was first exhibited and condemned what they saw as a depiction of a haughty and immoral woman. Its popularity has grown with changes in public taste.

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The painting hangs in the Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, while an earlier version, also dated 1883, is housed at the Kunsthalle Kiel.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Image: Ivan Kramskoi; Wikimedia Commons · public domain

Portrait of an Unknown Woman - Ivan Kramskoi

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