19th-Century Austrian School, Portrait Of A Gentleman With A Beard

19th-Century Austrian School, Portrait Of A Gentleman With A BeardA fine late 19th century German school portrait of a bearded gentleman. Hes dressed in a simple black suit with a white shirt and the artist has rendered his features with skill and careful observation. The portrait is housed within a highly decorative gilded 19th century frame. Medium: Oil on canvas Overall size: 24 x 28 61cm x 72cm Year of creation: c. 1888 Provenance: Germany Condition: Overall very presentable. Some craquelure but the paint is

This ultimately led to him pursuing a career as a painter and studying in Munich under Peter von Cornelius and Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld

and a scar by the eye

Size including frame 30⅔” x 18” / 78cm x 46cm

1890Provenance: Private collection

it was fashionable for gentlemen to sport long side whiskers with drooping moustaches

1843-1882)

In true Bernhardt style

Frederick Larsen-Saerslov (1870-1942)

Smith’s rendering of the cold stone is sublime - with its twisting forms and dramatic lighting

and often surreal

25½” x 19⅓” / 65cm x 49cm

A wonderfully knackered early 20th-century post-impressionistic oil on canvas by Belgian artist