Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
Sandwiched between the Neoclassical and Romantic periods, the Biedermeier style influenced painting, interiors and architecture. Following the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars, citizens desired a wholesome way of life without drama or whims of fancy. There was a collective feeling of national pride coupled with a need for stability. This comfortable middle-class lady is an example of those ideologies and proud to display her appropriately styled decor.
Georg Wilhelm Feistkorn was well-versed in the philosophy of the Biedermeier period, particularly with regard to how it applied to portraiture. His fine, exquisitely detailed, works are a window into his world and rarely surface.
Signed/dated and held within a later frame.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Overall size: 29” x 37½” / 73cm x 95cm
Year of creation: 1840
Provenance: Private collection, Germany.
Condition: Artwork presents well. Craquelure but the paint is stable. Old restorations. Frame with some light wear.
Georg Wilhelm Feistkorn was an accomplished German painter of portraits and genre scenes. He trained initially as a porcelain painter under Carl Schmidt and Philipp Petri in Göttingen, later turning his hand to oil painting. His fine and refined style is closely associated with the Düsseldorf School. The Göttingen Municipal Museum holds numerous paintings and sketches.
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Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
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Georg Wilhelm Feistkorn, Portrait of a Woman in an Interior - Antique Oil Painting
