Portrait of an Unknown Woman
Ivan Kramskoi · 1883
The story
Portrait of an Unknown Woman, also known as The Unknown Woman, An Unknown Lady or Stranger 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.
- Artist
- Ivan Kramskoi
- Date
- 1883
- Collection
- Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia
- Medium
- oil paint, canvas
- Size
- 75.5 × 99 cm
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