Oil nude showing a young woman standing with hands clasped below her chin and knees turned inwards against a loosely painted ground of pine green, vermilion, lilac and rust. Signed lower left, "Kleno". A painter and graphic artist, Evgenij Kleno studied under Bizzie Hoyer from 1941-1946 before attending the Kunstakademiet Copenhagen under Aksel Jorgensen, among others, from 1948-1958. Kleno has exhibited widely and with success. References: Weilbach, Dansk Kunstnerleksikon; Davenport’s Art Reference Guide, 2007/8 Edition, p.1480; et al.