Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1940s.
It feels like he could be a professor or perhaps an art teacher...

The portrait is housed within what appears to be its original frame.
Medium: Oil on board
Overall size: 18” x 21” / 45cm x 53cm
Year of creation: c. 1940
Provenance: England
Condition: A few scattered losses but otherwise fine. Frame with light age-related wear.
Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1940s.
Exquisite antique paintings that capture the imagination.
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