Eleanor Stewart Wood, Portrait of a Woman, Antique Oil Painting

1900 - 1920

Sold by Brave Fine Art

Description

A beautiful Edwardian portrait of a lady wearing a peach dress with a white wrap, rose, and lavish jewellery. The artist, Eleanor Stewart Wood (act.1876-1910), has worked with a degree of freedom and expression to capture the subject’s character.

Wood was an interesting painter who adapted her style over the years. Her early work tended to be finer with influence being drawn from the old masters. Several of her works from the late 19th-century depict abundant bouquets, which are reminiscent of 18th-century continental still lifes.

Whereas her portraits from the early 20th-century are somewhat looser and more characterful - with this being a good example.

The painting is signed in the lower right and housed within a vintage frame.

Medium: Oil on canvas

Overall size: 23½” x 29½” / 60cm x 75cm

Year of creation: c. 1905

Provenance: England

Condition: Good presentable condition. Craquelure. Historic professional repairs. Frame with some light age-related wear.

Artist’s auction highlight: £1,500 achieved for ‘In Parkam Woods, Sussex’ at an auction in 2004.

Physical Dimensions

Height

75cm (29.53")

Width

60cm (23.62")

Depth

2cm (0.79")

Declaration

Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the Edwardian era.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA821123

Description

Wood was an interesting painter who adapted her style over the years. Her early work tended to be finer with influence being drawn from the old masters.