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Bernard Gutmann - Lady in Black.

Watch how he repeats the same, exact,

angle tying the whole arrangement

tightly together.

A.

B.

He allows only three straight lines in the

whole arrangement - the straight on the

face, hand and the curtain.

Cover up the curtain at the right, and you

will see how it provides an important

“partner” to the face at the left.

C.

The two hands are repeats of one another

with a small amount of variation between

them.in size and position of the fingers.

D.

Notice how the profile line of the hat and

face switches from dark against light to

light against dark as the line progresses

down the face and neck.

Dark Against

Light

Light Against

Dark

This is a great example of economy of composition

in a two dimensional work.

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There is nothing in the painting that doesn't absolutely need to be there.

Interestingly, I have not been able to find more than

this and one other example of Gutmann's work on

the Net, nor have I any information on him as an

artist at this point in time.

RUSS FLINT

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