Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1850s.
Attired in a fine black dress with lace embellishments, she rests within a tranquil setting. The glow of a conspicuous gold wedding band as radiant as her eyes.
Beyond, a river winds through verdant sun-charred plains towards distant peaks rendered in hazy blue. A life-giving force, drawn upon for centuries, thriving in perpetuity. She’s caught between worlds, pining for the next, yet stoic in the present. Strong, statuesque and shimmering.
Hollpein was remarkable and travelled extensively for his work. In 1855, when he produced this piece, he was based in either Rome, Munich or Vienna. His portraits carry a sense of old master refinement coupled with 19th-century sentiment. An emotion expressed gently amid a cascade of romantic symbolism.
Signed/dated and held within a beautiful gilt frame with foliate.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Overall size: 36” x 44½” / 92cm x 113cm
Year of creation: 1855
Condition: Artwork presents well. Fine craquelure but the paint is stable. Canvas relined. Frame with some light wear.
Artist’s auction maximum: £6,709
Heinrich Hollpein trained at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna. He exhibited extensively. He’s represented at the National Art Museum of Ukraine, Transcarpathian Regional Art Museum, Cherkasy Regional Art Museum, and the National Museum, Prague.
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Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1850s.
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Heinrich Hollpein, Portrait of a Lady in Black - Antique Oil Painting
