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Portrait of Hélène Weiglé, Ferdinand Hodler
Ferdinand Hodler
Portrait of Hélène Weiglé
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Ferdinand Hodler

Portrait of Hélène Weiglé, 1888

Dimensions
88.5 x 69.5 cm
Physical Description
Oil on canvas
Inventory Number
SG 208
Acquisition
Acquired in 1912
Status
On display, 1st upper level, Modern Art, room 6

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Hodler considered coquetry and theatrical exaggeration of feelings as the epitome of femininity. In his portrait of the sixteen-year-old Hélène Weiglé, the Swiss Symbolist tamed the feminine principle with clear structures. The sprawling leaves opening up into a dark path in the upper part of the picture are juxtaposed with the young woman’s rigorous profile and her checked dress against a grey backdrop. She is rather aloofly scrutinising a single marguerite, and her gracefulness seems artificial, as if she is aware of being observed.

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18.07.2024