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Chamras Kietkong (จำรัส เกียรติก้อง) was a Thai painter, particularly of portraits. He produced many oil paintings of Thai royalty and elites such as His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Queen Sirikit, and Sawang Sommungmee. In this 1950 painting, we are introduced to an unidentified student. The young woman with dark, curly hair sits upright and composed holding a book (or fan) in her lap while wearing a light teal sleeveless blouse with small dots and a dark black skirt. Her expression is somewhat pensive as she looks away from us over her left shoulder. Chamras depicts her with a painterly realistic style with strong impressionistic elements as the student is rendered in more detail than the indistinct background of warm, earthy tones of browns, yellows, and oranges with hints of furniture, doorways, and an almost ghostly figure of another woman dressed in maroon clothing. Chamras was born on November 10, 1916 in the Patil district, Meen Buri of Bangkok. His German father, Gerzen Esgerzen, died when he was young, so he lived with his mother Chai Kietkong. Throughout his youth, the walls of his house were full of his drawings. He started his education at Wat Bharomniwat and then Wat Sommanat School and Wat Amarin. His inspiration and passion for art came from his uncle, Lamyai Kietkong, who encouraged him to study art at Poh Chang Art and Crafts School. His career path began at the Ministry of Education who assigned him as an Instructor at Bann Somdej Teachers' College. After that, he moved to Sartiwithaya School and then Suansunandha School. During World War II, every school in Thailand was shut down and he spent the war painting with his friends at the Fine Arts Department which he later joined. Chamras received numerous awards and exhibitions during his lifetime. Italion-Thai sculptor and "father of modern art in Thailand," Silpa Bhirasri once said of him: "It goes without saying that Chamras Kietkong was the best realistic painter we had."

Chamras Kietkong (จำรัส เกียรติก้อง) was a Thai painter, particularly of portraits. He produced many oil paintings of Thai royalty and elites such as His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Queen Sirikit, and Sawang Sommungmee. In this 1950 painting, we are introduced to an unidentified student. The young woman with dark, curly hair sits upright and composed holding a book (or fan) in her lap while wearing a light teal sleeveless blouse with small dots and a dark black skirt. Her expression is somewhat pensive as she looks away from us over her left shoulder. Chamras depicts her with a painterly realistic style with strong impressionistic elements as the student is rendered in more detail than the indistinct background of warm, earthy tones of browns, yellows, and oranges with hints of furniture, doorways, and an almost ghostly figure of another woman dressed in maroon clothing. Chamras was born on November 10, 1916 in the Patil district, Meen Buri of Bangkok. His German father, Gerzen Esgerzen, died when he was young, so he lived with his mother Chai Kietkong. Throughout his youth, the walls of his house were full of his drawings. He started his education at Wat Bharomniwat and then Wat Sommanat School and Wat Amarin. His inspiration and passion for art came from his uncle, Lamyai Kietkong, who encouraged him to study art at Poh Chang Art and Crafts School. His career path began at the Ministry of Education who assigned him as an Instructor at Bann Somdej Teachers' College. After that, he moved to Sartiwithaya School and then Suansunandha School. During World War II, every school in Thailand was shut down and he spent the war painting with his friends at the Fine Arts Department which he later joined. Chamras received numerous awards and exhibitions during his lifetime. Italion-Thai sculptor and "father of modern art in Thailand," Silpa Bhirasri once said of him: "It goes without saying that Chamras Kietkong was the best realistic painter we had."

"My Student" by Chamras Kietkong (จำรัส เกียรติก้อง / Thai) - Oil on canvas / 1950 - 129 Art Museum (Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand) #womeninart #ThaiArtist #art #oilpainting #student #womensart #ThaiArt #portraitofawoman #จำรัสเกียรติก้อง #ChamrasKietkong #129ArtMuseum #ArtText #AsianArtist #fineart #artwork

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