Profile of a young woman

Executed in tempera, the painting employs flat areas of color and simplified contours, hallmarks of the artist’s post‑Impressionist approach. The limited palette of soft blues, purples, and whites creates a harmonious visual field, while the brushwork remains restrained, focusing attention on shape and tonal balance over detailed modeling.

The work was painted by Władysław Ślewiński, a Polish artist associated with the Young Poland movement and a former pupil of Paul Gauguin. Since its creation, the portrait has remained in Poland, eventually entering the holdings of the National Museum in Warsaw, where it is displayed as part of the museum’s representation of early 20th‑century Polish art.