This sensitive late 19th-century German oil painting depicts a young woman wearing a green dress with a delicate white lace collar and red carnation.
Produced around 1894, the sitter’s beautiful outfit is stylised with vertical puffs at the shoulder and ‘leg-o-mutton’ sleeves. It’s an homage to the Renaissance and, in this respect, it’s interesting to compare it with Eleanor of Toledo’s exquisite ensemble from 350 years earlier.
However, it’s also nuanced with peculiarities that are drawn from local folk traditions, possibly those of Southern Germany, with the red carnation a charming addition. Typically, red carnations symbolise enduring, imperishable and everlasting love.
The painting is signed, possibly ‘Weithag H’ or similar.
Held in a later frame.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Overall size: 17½” x 21” / 45cm x 53cm
Year of creation: c. 1894
Condition: Cleaned. Craquelure throughout. The paint layer is stable. Frame in good condition with minor age-related wear.
...>Our reference: BRV2036
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1110611
Dateline of this antique is 1890
Height is 53cm (20.9inches)Width is 45cm (17.7inches)Depth is 4cm (1.6inches)
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