Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1910s.
Perhaps it’s a study from an old master painting that Zielger observed during his travels. Or potentially an oil sketch to inform a later work.

The portrait is housed within a contemporary ornate handmade frame.
Medium: Oil on canvas laid on board
Overall size: 16” x 15” / 40cm x 38cm
Year of creation: c. 1910
Provenance: Germany
Condition: A few light marks here and there but nothing that detracts. Frame in excellent condition.
Artist’s auction highlight: £1,020 achieved for ‘Die Birken’ at Christie’s in 1990.
Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1910s.
Exquisite antique paintings that capture the imagination.
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