Title: Half-portrait of a Lady

Artist: Dietrich Simon

Medium: Sketch on paper

Dimensions: 34 x 27 cm

Condition Report: Overall good condition.

Description:
A sketch of a female portrait, classically positioned in the center of the composition. The subject occupies most of the surface, rendered with expressive contour lines that define her features with minimal yet impactful detail. The bare background and absence of color enhance the neutrality of the paper, creating a serene visual context that accentuates the expressive quality of the linework.

Signature: Signed lower right.

About the Artist:
Simon Dittrich (b. 1940, Teplitz-Schönau, Czech Republic) is a renowned artist whose works evoke a poetic, fairy tale-like world. He studied at the College for Visual Arts in Berlin from 1961 to 1967 and was the recipient of the Röhm und Haas Prize (1967) and the Villa Romana Prize (1968). His artistic accomplishments were further recognized with a grant from the city of Munich in 1971 and the title of city painter of Bremervörde in 1992. Dittrich's works, which include numerous published portfolios, are featured in private and public collections in Germany and internationally.