A Negress is an 1884 oil-on-canvas painting by the Polish artist
Anna Bilińska-Bohdanowicz, depicting an unknown model. The subject is portrayed from the waist up and dressed in a white robe, but is part naked, with one breast exposed. The
Japanese hand fan and the source of light that illuminates the figure and is reflected by highlights in the gold
bijoux, create a warm and chamber-like atmosphere. Painted in Paris, the painting
was looted during World War II. It was returned to the collection of the
National Museum in Warsaw in 2012.