The Viennese painter Hanns Pellar was also called \u2018painter of elegance\u2019 by his contemporaries. In 1911, Pellar was appointed to the K\u00fcnstlerkolonie in Darmstadt by the Grand Duke of Hessen. There, he specialized mainly in portrait painting and thus, became known to an elite circle of collectors. His imaginative and luminous pictures of ladies of the high society in elegant gowns were particularly appreciated. Our \u02baLady in a ball dress” wears the typical brush stroke of Hanns Pellar. The colors are predominantly bright and light; Pellar uses only a few strong colors, such as dark green and red, and these only to set necessary accents. The parallels to other great Viennese painters of the time are very clearly visible. While the white peonies evoke associations with paintings by Carl Moll and August Rieger, the grotesque masks in the background are reminiscent of works by Alexander Rothaug. The use of gold as a design element also reveals Gustav Klimt\u2019s influence. Koloman Moser, Josef Hoffmann and other craftsmen from Vienna, however, come to mind when looking at the plaques and ornaments on the lady\u2019s dress. With this painting, Hanns Pellar created a characteristic work in which many features of the Secessionist artist scene in Vienna from around 1900 are represented.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lady in ball dress, Hanns Pellar, 1909, gouache and gold on cardboard, signed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8361,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[385],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-9557","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-fine-art","8":"first","9":"outofstock","10":"purchasable","11":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n