Adam, F. - c. 1920, "Halbakt im Ankleidezimmer", oil/panel, expressive, broad painting style, a young woman sits on a stool in a Biedermeier interior, lost in thought, with her upper body exposed, the white top is pulled out around her hips, she wears a black/blue dress with wide drapery, on the sideboard in front of her are a flower vase with rose-colored flowers, a table clock and a bulging vase, signed lower right, approx. 59x38cm, frame bumped approx. 68x48cm, unfinished painting "Dame mit Hut" on the reverse, fast, broad brushstroke, young woman with pinned-up hair and a large black hat with a white ostrich feather, she is dressed in a white, high-necked blouse, approx. 59x40cm

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