Portrait of a Slovak girl by famous Slovak painter and graphic artist  Joža Uprka (1861, Kněždub – 1940, Hroznová Lhota). His work combines elements of Impressionism and Art Nouveau to document the folklife of Southern Moravia.

Full Biography of Uprka see on following link from Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joža_Uprka

Provenance: Viennese private collection

Literature: ThB XXXIII, 1939, 587 ;Vollmer IV, 1958, 496; Toman II, 1950.

Inscription: signed lower right.

Technique: waterclour on paper, matted, framed.

Measurements: image h 12 2/3” x  w 9” (32 x 23cm), matted and framed h 20 7/8” x w 17 1/2” (53 x 44,5 cm).

Condition: in very good condition.