Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
The coiffure was a ‘must-have’ hairstyle in the 1890s as this article from 1894 explains:
“A potent factor in any woman‘s appearance is her coiffure. Indeed, no other item of her toilette is really so influential, either to emphasize or to lessen her natural attractiveness, since no fashion is so capable of affecting the actual expression of her countenance as is one that pertains to the arrangement of the hair.”
Medium: Oil on board
Overall size: 28” x 24” / 72cm x 61cm
Year of creation: c. 1895
Provenance: Belgium
Condition: A few lighter areas and some minor scuffing. Areas of professional restoration. Frame with scattered losses and age-related wear.
Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
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19th-century Portrait of a Lady with a Brooch, Oil Painting
