Out into the World is an 1889 oil on canvas painting by the Finnish artist Maria Wiik in the Ateneum.[1]
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| Artist | Maria Wiik |
| Year | 1889 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 69 cm × 61 cm (27 in × 24 in) |
| Location | Ateneum, Helsinki |
This painting shows two women in an interior, with one seated at a table looking up from her book as her companion adjusts her dress before leaving. The muted tones are accentuated by a drawn curtain.
This painting, which won a bronze medal at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1900, is considered her masterpiece.[2] This painting was included in the 1905 book Women Painters of the World.[3]
References
edit- ^ painting record on museum website
- ^ Maria Wiik on website of Academie Julian
- ^ Women painters of the world, from the time of Caterina Vigri, 1413-1463, to Rosa Bonheur and the present day, by Walter Shaw Sparrow, The Art and Life Library, Hodder & Stoughton, 27 Paternoster Row, London, 1905
- artwork record on Europeana website