Carl Siegfried Stoitzner, Portrait of an Old Salt, Early 20th-century Oil Painting, Fisherman

1900 - 1920

Sold by Brave Fine Art

Description

A characterful portrait of a grizzled old fisherman by Austrian painter, Carl Siegfried Stoitzner (1866-1944). He looks towards us with a quizzical expression and a slight smirk - perhaps concealing a few tales from the ocean.

Portraits of grizzled fisherman are extremely common but most are lacking the depth that you find here. Stoitzner has somehow captured a layer of mystery that brings intrigue and a desire to know more. What stories would he tell? How does he feel about you?

The portrait is signed in the lower left and housed within a fine swept frame that could be its original.

Medium: Oil on canvas

Overall size: 9½” x 11½” / 24cm x 29cm

Year of creation: c. 1910

Provenance: USA

Condition: Minor paint loss towards the bottom of the canvas. Frame with cracks and age-related wear.

Artist’s auction highlight: £5,136 achieved for Weissenkirchen in der Wachau, zur Zeit der Marillenblüte at auction in 2010.

Physical Dimensions

Height

29cm (11.42")

Width

24cm (9.45")

Depth

3cm (1.18")

Declaration

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

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA780776

Description

A characterful portrait of a grizzled old fisherman by Austrian painter, Carl Siegfried Stoitzner (1866-1944).

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He looks towards us with a quizzical expression and a slight smirk - perhaps concealing a few tales from the ocean.

Brave Fine Art

fig 1. Carl Siegfried Stoitzner, Portrait Of An Old Salt, Early 20th-Century Oil Painting, Fisherman — fig 1. Carl Siegfried Stoitzner, Portrait of an Old Salt, Early 20th-century Oil Painting, Fisherman

Portraits of grizzled fisherman are extremely common but most are lacking the depth that you find here. Stoitzner has somehow captured a layer of mystery that brings intrigue and a desire to know more. What stories would he tell? How does he feel about you?