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Margit Anna, Puppet. Reproduced for reference; rights reserved by the rights holder. See this canvas under a moving light: the drawing, the true colour under the varnish, the bare pigment

Puppet artwork fact sheet

Artist
Margit Anna originaluniqueart.com/en/artists/margit-anna/
Artist’s dates
1913 – 1991

In context

Puppet — Margit Anna

When might this have been painted?

  1. 1910
  2. 1920
  3. 1930
  4. 1940
  5. 1950
  6. 1960
  7. 1970
  8. 1980
  9. 1990

Row above: the years. Row below: how old the artist was at the start and at the end of each span — 0 at birth, 78 at death.

Shaded: the lifetime of Margit Anna (1913–1991) every dated painting, decade by decade

This record has no exact year on file — using the artist's lifetime and the work's style, what decade would you guess?

Compare with

  • Self-portrait originaluniqueart.com/en/art/margit-anna-self-portrait-9FTHUS-en/
  • Girl originaluniqueart.com/en/art/margit-anna-girl-9FTHTX-en/
  • Woman With A Bunch Of Flower originaluniqueart.com/en/art/margit-anna-woman-with-a-bunch-of-flower-9FTHVA-en/

Pick one work above: name two things it shares with this one, and one thing that's different.

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Colours

Measured from the image

    Main colour

    White #f6eee3

    Catalogued palette

    • #F6EEE3
    • #703838
    • #C27D4A
    • #D83B0E

    These colours inside the artist’s whole palette Find other paintings by colour

    Palette
    Warm The dominant colour family in the image.
    Main colour name
    White
    Intensity
    Vivid How saturated and varied the colours are, from a single toned-down hue to many bright ones.
    Contrast
    Statement How much the colours differ in lightness and saturation across the picture.
    Harmony
    Strong Color Unity How well the colours work together, from clashing to fully unified.
    Brightness
    Bright How light or dark the picture reads overall, from deep shadow to bright highlight.
    Saturation
    Clear Color Presence How pure and strong the colours are, from near-grey to fully vivid.

    Where in the world is this painting looked at?

    • under 1%
    • 1–3%
    • 3–8%
    • 8–20%
    • 20% and over
    This painting alone has too few recorded visitors to map, so the plate reads every work by Margit Anna over the last twelve months — 3 countries in all. Where these figures come from

    The ten leading countries

    1. 1 China 71.4%1,000 visits
    2. 2 United States of America 21.4%300 visits
    3. 3 United Kingdom 7.1%100 visits

    Find the three darkest countries on the map. Is the museum that keeps this painting in any of them? Write down one reason people far away might look at it.

    The 12 most looked-at works by Margit Anna

    1. 1 Walking On The Thightrope 21.4%300 visits
    2. 2 Guardian Of Flame 14.3%200 visits
    3. 3 Self-portrait In Bathing Suit 7.1%100 visits
    4. 4 Self-portrait 7.1%100 visits
    5. 5 Dancers 7.1%100 visits
    6. 6 Madonna With Lace 7.1%100 visits
    7. 7 Woman In Red Dress 7.1%100 visits
    8. 8 Fire Department At Szentendre 7.1%100 visits
    9. 9 Murder 7.1%100 visits
    10. 10 Self-portrait 7.1%100 visits
    11. 11 Plate board 7.1%100 visits
    12. — Puppet this painting 0.0%0 visits

    Together these works take 99.6% of all the attention this artist's paintings received over the last twelve months. The catalogue holds 56 works by this artist, of which 11 were looked at at least once. This painting has not been looked at yet in that time — it closes the list without a rank. The same counts, month by month

    Bars measure attention, not quality. Pick the work at the top and this one: name one thing that might make a painting famous beyond how well it is painted.

    Artist and museum

    Artist

    Margit Anna

    Born in Borota, Hungary

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    Find this online

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    Citing this artwork: Puppet

    MLA
    Anna, Margit. Puppet. n.d., https://originaluniqueart.com/en/art/margit-anna-puppet-9FTHUE-en/
    APA
    Anna, Margit (n.d.). Puppet [Painting]. https://originaluniqueart.com/en/art/margit-anna-puppet-9FTHUE-en/
    Chicago
    Margit Anna. Puppet. n.d. https://originaluniqueart.com/en/art/margit-anna-puppet-9FTHUE-en/
    Harvard
    Anna, Margit (n.d.) Puppet. Available at: https://originaluniqueart.com/en/art/margit-anna-puppet-9FTHUE-en/

    For art students and researchers

    Puppet — Margit Anna

    Close-looking art worksheet on Puppet, for students and researchers

    Answer in your own words. There are no wrong answers here — only answers you can explain.

    1. What catches your eye first, and why?
    2. Which colours or shapes create the mood — and what is that mood?
    3. Look back at Self-portrait, earlier in this guide. Name two things it shares with this work, and one that is different.
    4. What might the artist have wanted you to feel?
    5. If you could ask the artist one question about this work, what would it be?

    Your response

    Write a short paragraph about this artwork. Use the facts from the earlier parts of this guide, and your answers above.

    Questions & Answers

    Can I examine "Puppet" in more detail?

    "Puppet" can be examined layer by layer on the artwork's X-Ray page, a viewer inspired by a conservator's light bench with eleven optical readings of the image.

    What is the color identity of "Puppet" by Margit Anna?

    "Puppet" by Margit Anna uses a warm palette, with white (#f6eee3) as the dominant color.

    Is Margit Anna, creator of "Puppet", known under other names?

    Other names recorded for Margit Anna, creator of "Puppet", include Margit Sichermann, Margit Anna Sichermann, Margit Anna Sólyom, مارجيت آنا, Anna Margit.

    How light is "Puppet" overall?

    In terms of perceived brightness, "Puppet" by Margit Anna is bright.

    How do I preview a reproduction of "Puppet" by Margit Anna?

    The Preview page of "Puppet" lets you preview the artwork before ordering.

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