Renata Macchi, Portrait of a Woman with a Red Fan, oil on panel
A contemporary oil-on-wood painting by artist Renata Macchi, depicting a female figure in traditional Chinese dress. The subject is portrayed in a demure pose, kneeling in profile, while holding an open red fan in her right hand, decorated with black ink floral motifs. The woman wears a dark, high-necked cheongsam (qipao), embellished with a detailed botanical motif in shades of cream and gold; a large white flower is pinned in her gathered hair. The background features a textured, patinated surface in shades of sage green and olive, with golden accents reminiscent of gold leaf, executed with expressive, scumbled brushstrokes that contrast with the precise and realistic rendering of the figure and fabrics. The work bears a signature in red in the lower right corner, consisting of the stylized initials M R. The support is a flat panel, unframed.
60 x 80 cm.
