All Through the Night

The painting “All Through the Night” belongs to the early period of Antanas Žmuidzinavičius' work. It was painted immediately after his return from studies in Paris, when he settled in a little house in Antakalnis district of Vilnius. The composition of the painting is simple, almost ascetic. It shows a centrally placed table and a male figure bent over it writing. A dim table lamp is reflected in…