Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1920s.
The pork pie hat began life around 1830 but was only generally worn by women. But in the 1920s, thanks to Buster Keaton, men also began donning these stylish headpieces.
The portrait is housed within a 20th-century composition frame.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size including frame: 27” x 23” / 69cm x 58.5cm
Year of creation: c. 1925
Condition: Two small areas of paint loss and light craquelure throughout. Frame also with losses.
Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1920s.
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Dark Portrait of a Gentleman with a ‘Pork Pie’ Hat, 1920s Oil Painting
