My wife as a young lady

Lomini was one of the main exponents of the Pittura del Ducato (Painting of the Duchy). He began his career following an almost expressionist style, having lived in Munich in 1912. From this type of free and modern painting he then went on to create sinuous and tender figures, displaying a skilful use of colour. His female portraits are very well-known, in them the contours of the figures delimit a vaporous body, which is however brought to life by sudden sparks. This is the case also with this portrait of his wife, still a girl, which can be compared, because of the masterful brushwork, to some paintings of Van Dongen. The lipstick is the focal point of the composition, and a few strokes are enough to compose the rest of it.