Danish School Portrait Of A Lady With A Floral Bonnet

Danish School Portrait Of A Lady With A Floral BonnetA fine mid 19th century oil on canvas depicting a lady wearing a silk shawl and lace bonnet decorated with roses. This beautiful little painting captures the essence of the sitter so well. Her eyes convey a kindness and theres the inkling of a smile. During the 1860s, bonnets were often decorated with an array of fancy ribbons, bows and flora. In this particular example, the lady appears to be wearing a pink and an orange rose on her left side. The

A beautiful turn of the century nocturne by French artist Albert Gosselin (1862-1940)

Clearly he means business

Oswald Poreau was a Belgian artist who trained at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels under Joseph Stallaerts

Signed and dated in the upper right

105 achieved for ‘Côte hollandaise

900 achieved for ‘Distracted’ (52cm x 74cm) at Christie’s in 1990

During the 1820s

Both artists adopted a romantic approach to landscape painting that was driven by their love for Danish rural life

The bush on the right of the couple appears to have grown diagonally with the wind whipping across the open landscape

so it’s plausible that he’s taking part in a Shakespearean play

The portrait is unsigned but it’s clearly by a competent hand

Jacques Madyol (1874-1950)