Pranas Domšaitis | Odaliska, ~1924 | Oil on canvas, 63x89 (83x109)

Sign. AV Domscheit

Two-sided - the other side - "Nude Woman"

Museum author. In Lithuania, works are held by LNDM, NČDM, Tartle. Works are also found in museums abroad, such as South Africa, Germany, and the USA.

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From the 8th decade to 1930, Western Europe experienced a boom in mobile exhibitions, showcasing the "other people" phenomenon. Entire villages were arranged, pavilions displayed everyday environments. It was at such an exhibition that Domšaitis encountered the characters of his future paintings - girls and young women, mothers with babies, tall and dignified men. The Somali theme - portraits and nude studies, fixation of ethnic features, creations imbued with a sense of human solidarity.

Oil paintings on the Somali theme were first exhibited in 1924, characterized by a different painting style than the compositions of the refugee series. They feature a thin, "transparent" layer of paint, minimal deformation, realistic treatment of forms, light colors, and subtle shading, giving the faces of people and the environment a natural freshness. The change in plastic language testified to the influence of the new materialism on P. Domšaitis' painting style.