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Brave Fine Art has dated this Antique Oil Painting to the 19th Century.
During the 1840s, male fashion underwent a significant shift towards elegance and refinement.
But ten years on and the silhouette had transformed considerably into a sharp narrow line - respectable and fitted. Gone too were the lavish colours, replaced by skilfully tailored monochromatic suits.
The identity of this dapper gent is unknown but he’s probably Austrian given the ‘Wien’ inscription in the lower left.
Signed illegibly/dated and held within a splendid gilt frame, which is probably original.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Overall size: 23½” x 29” / 62cm x 74cm
Year of creation: 1840
Provenance: Private collection, south Germany.
Condition: Cleaned. Canvas relined. Later stretcher. Craquelure throughout. The paint layer is stable. Frame with various marks and showing its age.
Our reference: BRV1901
Brave Fine Art has dated this Antique Oil Painting to the 19th Century.
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Mid-19th-century Austrian School, Portrait of a Gentleman in an Armchair - Antique Oil Painting
