Paul-Antoine Hallez, Portrait Of A Lady With An Umbrella

Paul-Antoine Hallez, Portrait Of A Lady With An UmbrellaThis early 20th century portrait by French painter Paul Antoine Hallez (1872 1965) depicts a formidable lady with her left hand resting on an umbrella. It has an unusual atmospheric quality and the details are lifelike and sharp. The subject is wearing an impressive outfit incorporating a large lace jabot, wide brimmed black hat, embroidered silk cuffs with lace flounces, and a fur draped around her neck. We spoke to a collector of antique fashion,

Some scuffing around the edges due to framing but otherwise good

Two small areas of paint losses

The painting is housed within a later vintage frame and inscribed on the reverse

A fine late 19th-century oil on panel depicting a woman walking along a countryside track towards a rustic old building

A provincial 19th-century portrait of a dark brown stallion known as Alonzo

has captured a complex expression that suggests a thousand stories

The painting is housed within an appropriate later frame

he settled in the Batschka region (Serbia/Hungary) where he enjoyed painting everyday scenes featuring local people

Vermehren was born into a creative family and destined to become an artist

Overall size: 29” x 34” / 74cm x 87cm

During this time

Overall good