Woman in ink Dress and Black Collar 1915

Jozsef Rippl-Ronai painted this portrait of a woman with pastels, but there's no date. He really goes for it with the pink, doesn't he? The textured surface of the pastel work feels very present. Look closely, and you can see how he’s layered and blended the colors, especially in the woman's dress, and around the edges of her face. The pink isn’t just pink; it’s got whites, reds, and even some violets mixed in there. It's like he's building up the image with a bunch of different marks, a real patchwork of strokes. Her black collar is a great detail - it's like a dark vibration, making her skin glow. You could compare it to Vuillard's portraits, where domestic life becomes this intimate exchange of color and light. Ultimately, it’s a reminder that paintings aren't just pictures, they're material things, made with feeling.