Portrait of Mrs. Karlińska

Portrait of Mrs. Karlińska, painted in 1904 and held at the National Museum in Warsaw, belongs to the sequence of commissioned portraits Ciągliński produced of Polish society figures during his mature career. The painting of named women from the educated and professional classes was a significant category in Polish portraiture of the period, documenting a social world where intellectual and cultural life played an important role. The National Museum in Warsaw's collection of Ciągliński portraits preserves a visual record of this milieu that supplements written historical accounts.

Ciągliński's female portraits typically give careful attention to face and hands while treating the rest of the composition with greater freedom. The brushwork shows Post-Impressionist influence—visible and directional rather than blended—and the palette is likely warm, with the sitter's costume and setting providing secondary chromatic interest.