Portrait of a Girl

The facial features of the girl portrayed suggest that she is probably Jūratė Laura, the daughter of Petras and Vassia Kiaulėnas, affectionately nicknamed Bubukas in her childhood. The painting highlights delicately the individuality of the child and her inner world, while simultaneously conveying her father’s tenderness and love. Observing the girl absorbed in prayer, the viewer is filled with admiration for a childhood marked by purity and idealism.

Text author Laura Petrauskaitė

Source: Law firm Valiunas Ellex art album MORE THAN JUST BEAUTY (2012). Compiler and author Giedrė Jankevičiūtė, ARTISTS ON THE MOVE (2025). Compiler and text author Laura Petrauskaitė
Expositions: “More Than Just Beauty: The Image of Woman in the LAWIN collection”, 12 October – 11 November 2012, National Gallery of Art, Vilnius

The facial features of the girl portrayed suggest that she is probably Jūratė Laura, the daughter of Petras and Vassia Kiaulėnas, affectionately nicknamed Bubukas in her childhood. The painting highlights delicately the individuality of the child and her inner world, while simultaneously conveying her father’s tenderness and love. Observing the girl absorbed in prayer, the viewer is filled with admiration for a childhood marked by purity and idealism.

Text author Laura Petrauskaitė

Source: Law firm Valiunas Ellex art album MORE THAN JUST BEAUTY (2012). Compiler and author Giedrė Jankevičiūtė, ARTISTS ON THE MOVE (2025). Compiler and text author Laura Petrauskaitė
Expositions: “More Than Just Beauty: The Image of Woman in the LAWIN collection”, 12 October – 11 November 2012, National Gallery of Art, Vilnius