Ivana Kobilca (1861-1926) is the most prominent Slovene female painter and a key figure of Slovene cultural identity.
She was a realist painter who studied and worked in Vienna, Munich, Paris, Sarajevo, Berlin and Ljubljana.
She mostly painted oil paintings and pastels, whereas her drawings are few.
The themes include still life, portraits, genre works, allegories and religious scenes.
She was a controversial person, criticised for following movements that had not developed further in later periods.
