The straw hat is an oil painting by Nikolaos Lytras created in 1925, and is considered one of the most daring and impressive works of early Greek Modernism.

[1][2] The theme depicts a young girl with a straw hat in a whitened courtyard in an island landscape during a hot summer day.

[1][2] It is characteristic of the work of Lystras, who was one of the most notable figures of the Art Group founded in 1917 influenced by expressionism.

[2][3][4][5] The artist uses strong and vivid colors, cold and blue-gray cold on the bottom, orange-yellow warm colors at the top.

This painting is dominated by shades of yellow with a complementary purple that paints the figure with wide free strokes of thick paint and gestural brushwork, emphasizing the material nature of the color.