The Resume

(December 20, 1861-December 4, 1926)
Born in Ljubljana, Slovenia
Realist painter
Honorary member of Société Nationale des Beaux Arts
Painted 'Dutch Girl' (1886), 'Zitherist' (1887), 'Coffeemadam' (1888), 'Portrait of Sister Fani' (1889), 'Summer' (1889-1890), 'Women Ironers' (1891), 'Children in Grass' (1892), 'Parisian Woman Selling Vegetables' (1892), 'Self-Portrait' (1894-1895), and 'Self-Portrait in a Palette' (1914)
Died in Ljubljana, Slovenia

Why she might be annoying:

Her last name is often misspelled as 'Kobilica', meaning 'grasshopper' in Slovene.
Her decision to not follow later art movements was criticized by her fellow Slovenes.
Her later paintings lacked the freshness that characterized her earlier paintings.

Why she might not be annoying:

She avoided sentimentality on her paintings, choosing to show the reality of her subjects.
Her paintings contributed to the rise of Slovenia's cultural identity in the arts.
Her portrait was shown on the 5,000 Slovenian tolar banknote.

Credit: Big Lenny

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 19th Century Painters
• 20th Century Painters
• Big Lenny's Profiles [Series 04]
• I Died in 1926 (Ranked: 64)
• I Died in the City I Was Born In
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Painters
• Profiles 36751-37000 (Ranked: 36832)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 86 Votes: 54.65% Annoying