The "Girl in Blue Shalwar" by Turkish artist Feyhaman Duran is a unique symbol of innocence. In his largest portrait of a woman by the artist, a young woman with an upright posture is depicted, seated—on an unseen armchair—in front of a screen decorated with botanical motifs. Her clothing draws our attention: she wears bright turquoise shalwar (traditional baggy trousers) paired with a üç etek—a three-skirted overgarment in chickpea beige, decorated with small scattered motifs in the same turquoise—and a crinkled blouse (bürümcük gömlek) trimmed with turquoise and orange embroidery. Her slim waist is cinched with a silver belt. The üç etek is widely used in traditional local dress, though it is not unique to Anatolia (aka Asia Minor or the large peninsula that forms the majority of modern-day Türkiye); it was once worn in the Ottoman palace as well. The young woman has draped a thin red scarf over her hair, likely serving as an accessory. Her face bears a calm, determined, yet content expression. Her gaze is fixed into the distance—as if toward the unknown. Her eyes harmonize with a faint smile on her lips, silently conveying a sense of hope that, while not overtly emphasized, is undeniably present. This is no arbitrary outfit—it is a carefully composed appearance made up of thoughtfully chosen garments. It seems less like the attire of an ordinary Anatolian woman and more like something that would be worn by a woman of higher social standing; yet, it still feels familiar and easily understandable to the general public. Born in Istanbul in 1886, Duran studied art in Paris at the Académie Julian and the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Fernand Cormon’s studio. He returned to Türkiye in 1914. He was appointed teacher of drawing at the Turkish School of Fine Arts in 1919. He was also a founding member of the Union of Fine Arts. In 1933, he joined the staff in the painting department at the school, where he remained until his retirement in 1951.

Mavi Şalvarlı Kız (The Girl in the Blue Shalwar) by Feyhaman Duran (Turkish) - Oil on canvas / 1948 - Türkiye İş Bankası Resim Heykel Müzesi (İstanbul) #WomenInArt #art #ArtText #artwork #FeyhamanDuran #TürkiyeİşBankası #PortraitofaWoman #TurkishArt #TurkishArtist #blueskyart #shalwar #fashion

Turkish artist Feyhaman Duran always lovingly portrayed his wife and fellow artist, Güzin Duran. In this portrait signed in old script as “Feyhaman 29,” he captured Güzin with her head slightly tilted to one side, her auburn hair cascading in waves over her shoulders. She looks at us sincerely from beneath lowered eyelids, smiling warmly, bringing her full vitality to the canvas. She is both naïve and coquettish, if not sleepy, peeking at us from above, reminiscent of a sweet moment of banter between a wife and her husband. Güzin Duran was a talented Turkish painter and calligrapher. She was one of the first graduates of the School of Fine Arts and went on to produce many oil paintings, landscapes, and still life paintings, as well as calligraphy panels and calligraphy. There are more than 200 of her watercolor paintings in the Topkapi Palace Museum Painting Collection (Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi Resim Koleksiyonu'nda). She was born in 1898 in Istanbul, in the house of her grandfather, calligrapher Hacı Yahya Hilmi Efendi, in Süleymaniye. Her father was Naim Bey, one of the Chief Advisors of the Military Court of Cassation, and her mother was Naciye Hanım, one of the founders of the Esirgeme Association. The famous Turkish music theorist Rauf Yekta Bey was her uncle. She grew up privileged to take music, ornamentation, and painting lessons at an early age. She entered the İnas Sanayi-i Nefîse Mektebi , which trained important artists during World War I. In 1922, she won the European competition organized by the Ministry of Education and earned the right to be sent abroad for education, but she did not go because she was engaged to İbrahim Feyhaman, who was her teacher at the school at the time. They married on September 25, 1922. She exhibited her personal exhibition at the Fine Arts Academy in 1937. In addition to her painting, she worked as an art teacher for 37 years at 4 different girls schools in Istanbul.

Güzin Duran Portresi (Güzin Duran Portrait) by Feyhaman Duran (Turkish) - Oil on canvas / c. 1929 - Türkiye İş Bankası Resim Heykel Müzesi (Istanbul) #WomenInArt #art #ArtText #WomensArt #Duran #GüzinDuran #FeyhamanDuran #PortraitofanArtist #OilPainting #smile #laugh #spouse #TurkishArtist #bskyart

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