Portrait of an Unknown Woman | |
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Russian: Неизвестная | |
Artist | Ivan Kramskoi |
Year | 1883 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 75.5 cm × 99 cm (29.7 in × 39 in) |
Location | Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia |
Owner | Pavel Tretyakov |
Portrait of an Unknown Woman, also known as The Unknown Woman,[1] An Unknown Lady or Stranger[2] (Russian: Неизвестная, romanized: Neizvestnaya[3]) 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".[4] 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.[5]
The painting hangs in the Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, while an earlier version, also dated 1883, is housed at the Kunsthalle Kiel.[6]