Jozsef Rippl-Ronaï 1861-1927

Roland Haas, Budapest, acquired circa 1930
Thence by descent to the present owner

First Collective Exhibition of the Nemzeti Salon (National Salon), March 1907, no.88

framed against glass, slight frame abrasion and wear to edges, minor abrasion to left of figure, under UV light no apparent inpainting
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The sitter is probably the artist's wife, Lazarine; the interior is certainly that of Rippl-Ronaï's home, more specifically "The room of the green armchair" as the artist described it in his letters.  Rippl-Ronaï loved to paint the interiors of his house, where he was happiest, never growing bored of this domestic subject.  During the "Period of Interiors" (1903-1908), he depicted nearly every room in his home and included all members of his family.  We are grateful to Dr. Gábor Bellák for his assistance with the cataloguing of this work.