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Akseli Gallen-Kallela: Démasquée Painted in Paris, Démasquée (Unmasked) shows a Parisian model sitting on a Finnish ryijy weave with a "fin-de-siecle expression of playful exhaustion and nervous vividness." The situation has been interpreted as presenting the moment when the masks of propriety have been removed, leaving only naked existence. The painting also captures the underlying tragic spirit of the bohemian lifestyle. |   
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