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Jelle Troelstra, Portrait of a Seated Woman - Antique Oil Painting
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Jelle Troelstra, Portrait of a Seated Woman - Antique Oil Painting

1900 - 1920
Sold 5 June 2025 · Brave Fine Art
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This early 20th-century oil painting by Dutch artist Jelle Troelstra (1891-1979) depicts a seated woman wearing a floral top and dark grey dress.

With eyes closed and hands held upon her lap, she’s decidedly restful. Rendered in a swirly abundance of deft marks, enlivened with red highlights. Her identity is unknown but the artist has cleverly suggested her age via some pinching of the skin. Her expression is mesmerising.

Troelstra was an accomplished painter who was shown at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam and the Rijksmuseum. This is a particularly good example of his work.

Signed/dated lower right and held within a later frame.

Medium: Oil on canvas

Overall size: 14½” x 18½” / 37cm x 47cm

Year of creation: 1916

Labels & Inscriptions: Title label on reverse.

Provenance: Private collection, Denmark.

Condition: Artwork presents well. Frame with some light wear.

Dutch artist Jelle Troelstra (1891-1979) was primarily known for his progressive landscapes and portraits but he was also an accomplished musician. He trained under Willy van Schoonhoven van Beurden and Wim Schuhmacher. He’s represented in numerous public collections and his works were shown at the Rijksmuseum in 1939.

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Date of Manufacture

Brave Fine Art has dated this Antique Oil Painting to the 1910s.

Physical Dimensions
Height
47cm (18.50")
Width
37cm (14.57")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Reference Numbers
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SA1019317
Description
This early 20th-century oil painting by Dutch artist Jelle Troelstra (1891-1979) depicts a seated woman wearing a floral top and dark grey dress.

With eyes closed and hands held upon her lap, she’s decidedly restful. Rendered in a swirly abundance of deft marks, enlivened with red highlights. Her identity is unknown but the artist has cleverly suggested her age via some pinching of the skin. Her expression is mesmerising.

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Troelstra was an accomplished painter who was shown at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam and the Rijksmuseum.
Brave Fine Art

This is a particularly good example of his work.

fig 1. An antique framed oil painting depicting a seated woman in profile against a textured blue background.
fig 1. Jelle Troelstra, Portrait of a Seated Woman - Antique Oil Painting

Signed/dated lower right and held within a later frame.

Medium: Oil on canvas

Overall size: 14½” x 18½” / 37cm x 47cm

Year of creation: 1916

Labels & Inscriptions: Title label on reverse.

Provenance: Private collection, Denmark.

fig 2. An antique framed oil painting depicting a seated woman in profile against a textured blue background.
fig 2. Jelle Troelstra, Portrait of a Seated Woman - Antique Oil Painting

Condition: Artwork presents well. Frame with some light wear.

Dutch artist Jelle Troelstra (1891-1979) was primarily known for his progressive landscapes and portraits but he was also an accomplished musician. He trained under Willy van Schoonhoven van Beurden and Wim Schuhmacher. He’s represented in numerous public collections and his works were shown at the Rijksmuseum in 1939.

Learn more about Jelle Troelstra in our directory.

Date of Manufacture

Brave Fine Art has dated this Antique Oil Painting to the 1910s.

Height
47cm (18.50")
Width
37cm (14.57")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Reference Numbers
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SA1019317
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Jelle Troelstra, Portrait Of A Seated Woman - Antique Oil Painting
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  • ObjectPaintings
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StylePost-Impressionist
  • MaterialOil paint, canvas, wood
  • ColourBlue
  • MotifsFigurative study, Expressive brushwork, Seated pose
  • SizeH 47 cm (19 in) x W 37 cm (15 in) x D 3 cm (1 in)

Preservation involves maintaining stable indoor humidity and temperature levels, avoiding direct sunlight to prevent pigment fading, and refraining from using chemical cleaners on the painted surface or frame.

An antique portrait brings gravitas and historical depth to a contemporary room, working effectively as a focal point above a mantelpiece, paired with clean-lined modern furniture to create a balanced, layered aesthetic.

Authentic period oil paintings exhibit natural canvas ageing, visible craquelure in the paint layer, traditional stretcher construction, and artist signatures or inscriptions executed in period-appropriate mediums.

Traditional oil paintings are typically executed using ground pigment suspended in drying oils such as linseed, applied to prepared woven canvas or wooden panels, and housed in hand-carved or molded wooden frames.

Early twentieth-century figurative paintings often combine expressive brushwork with representational subjects, reflecting broader modernist shifts away from strict academic realism toward more personal interpretations of light and form.
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