Dolce Par Niente (Pleasant Idleness) is a 1908 portrait by the Russian artist Victor Stember.

There is no information available regarding this portrait, however it was used in a series of postcards of Stember's paintings.  Some of them were for a charity 'Lubenskoye Society About the Care of Beggars'.  The postcards can be found on various antique postcard websites when searching under 'Stember'.

Archival Records of This Work

Historical photograph of Dolce Par Niente  (Pleasant Idleness), 1908 from the family album
Photograph from the family album

Do you have information about this portrait — its location, provenance, or a better photograph? Please contact the family.