Gustav Wustmann, Portrait of a Woman in White

1900 - 1920

Sold by Brave Fine Art

Description

A sensitive early-20th-century portrait of a young lady wearing a white blouse with her hair swept back into a bun.

The artist, Gustav Wustmann (1873-1939), has used a mossy green background colour which accentuates the sitter’s striking eyes. It’s a delicate portrayal that suggests a gentle character.

Wustmann was the son of a great historian by the same name and studied at the Academies in Leipzig and Munich.

The portrait is housed within a decorative wooden frame with foliate corner ornamentation and gilded borders. Signed in the upper left.

Medium: Oil on paper laid on wood

Size including frame: 20” x 24” / 51cm x 61cm

Year of creation: c. 1910

Provenance: Germany

Condition: There’s a lighter area towards the top which is probably due to how the paper was attached to the panel. There are also a few fine lines running through the top of the image. One small area of paint loss in the lower right. Frame with light age-related wear.

Physical Dimensions

Height

61cm (24.02")

Width

51cm (20.08")

Depth

2cm (0.79")

Declaration

Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1910s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA688688

Description

A sensitive early-20th-century portrait of a young lady wearing a white blouse with her hair swept back into a bun.

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The artist, Gustav Wustmann (1873-1939), has used a mossy green background colour which accentuates the sitter’s striking eyes.

Brave Fine Art

It’s a delicate portrayal that suggests a gentle character.

fig 1. Gustav Wustmann, Portrait Of A Woman In White — fig 1. Gustav Wustmann, Portrait of a Woman in White

Wustmann was the son of a great historian by the same name and studied at the Academies in Leipzig and Munich.

The portrait is housed within a decorative wooden frame with foliate corner ornamentation and gilded borders. Signed in the upper left.

fig 2. Gustav Wustmann, Portrait Of A Woman In White — fig 2. Gustav Wustmann, Portrait of a Woman in White

Medium: Oil on paper laid on wood

Size including frame: 20” x 24” / 51cm x 61cm

Year of creation: c. 1910

Provenance: Germany

Condition: There’s a lighter area towards the top which is probably due to how the paper was attached to the panel. There are also a few fine lines running through the top of the image. One small area of paint loss in the lower right. Frame with light age-related wear.