Attr. Adrien De Witte, Portrait Of A Man In Armour

Attr. Adrien De Witte, Portrait Of A Man In ArmourA bold portrait of a gentleman in armour attributed to highly regarded Belgian artist, Adrien De Witte (1850 1935). Its been painted with a great degree of confidence and the beard is particularly well rendered. Theres an intelligent use of light and shade throughout the face. De Witte trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Lige and later studied in Italy at the Darchis foundation in Rome. Hes regarded as one of the brightest talents to emerge from

She’s looking over her right shoulder with her mouth slightly open

24” x 21” / 61cm x 53cm

The painting is signed in the lower left and bears a label on the reverse

During the 1860s

Several areas of this painting are heavily textured

women often wore their hair in waves as they moved away from the sleek bobs of the 1920s

Netherlands

Oil on copper

A character portrait of a bearded French gentleman with a furrowed brow and a thoughtful expression

The identity of this formidable lady has been lost over time but her outfit aligns with the style of the mid-17th-century

The style could be described as ‘painterly’ as the artist wants you to see the loose brushwork and thick oils that comprise the piece

An exceptional 19th-century portrait of a gentleman wearing a black coat along with a white cravat and stiff upstanding collar