Giovanni Baldini

Italian paintings by Giovanni Boldini were commercially successful. The fact is that he perfectly combined a naturalistic image of the face with outfits written in the manner of impressionism. Thus, the owners of portraits from Boldini could present such connoisseurs of progressive art and, at the same time, admired their beautiful faces, not distorted "advanced trends" in painting. Women loved Baldini. They were ready to wait for several months just to get their portrait.