1909, Marianne Werefkin, The Return -- Royal Academy of Arts (London) (special exhibition)
From the museum label: Werefkin travelled regularly to see art and visit relatives, painting this work in Kovno, Lithuania, where her brother was a military commander. Werefkin repeatedly painted crowds and street scenes, often focusing on the lives of women (albeit from her position as a member of the elite class). The lighting effects suggest the passage of time while the recurring, rhythmic forms of the hunched figures evoke solidarity in the face of daily routine.
1909, Marianne Werefkin, The Return -- Royal Academy of Arts (London) (special exhibition)
From the museum label: Werefkin travelled regularly to see art and visit relatives, painting this work in Kovno, Lithuania, where her brother was a military commander. Werefkin repeatedly painted crowds and street scenes, often focusing on the lives of women (albeit from her position as a member of the elite class). The lighting effects suggest the passage of time while the recurring, rhythmic forms of the hunched figures evoke solidarity in the face of daily routine.