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19th-century German School, Portrait of a Gentleman - Antique Oil Painting
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19th-century German School, Portrait of a Gentleman - Antique Oil Painting

19th century
Sold 13 January 2025 · Brave Fine Art
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This striking mid-19th-century German oil painting depicts the bust-length profile of a dashing gentleman.

Produced around 1840, he’s dressed according to the fashion of the day and wears a black necktie, white shirt with an upstanding collar, and a black coat. His features are pronounced and he carries the air of a resilient industrialist. Note the attention to detail around the deep-set eyes to capture the early mornings and ceaseless endeavour.

Held in a 19th-century gilt frame with a convex profile, scrolling foliate, and leaf/floral corners.

Medium: Oil on canvas laid on wood

Overall size: 23” x 27½” / 59cm x 70cm

Year of creation: c. 1840

Provenance: Private collection, Germany.

Condition: Cleaned. Revarnished. Old repairs. Faint stretcher marks. Craquelure throughout. The paint layer is stable. Frame with various marks and showing its age.

Our reference: BRV2028

Date of Manufacture

Brave Fine Art has dated this 19th Century Oil Portrait to the 19th Century.

Physical Dimensions
Height
70cm (27.56")
Width
59cm (23.23")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Reference Numbers
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SA1113410
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This striking mid-19th-century German oil painting depicts the bust-length profile of a dashing gentleman.
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Produced around 1840, he’s dressed according to the fashion of the day and wears a black necktie, white shirt with an upstanding collar, and a black coat.
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His features are pronounced and he carries the air of a resilient industrialist. Note the attention to detail around the deep-set eyes to capture the early mornings and ceaseless endeavour.

fig 1. An antique oil painting depicting a profile portrait of a gentleman in a heavy ornate gold frame.
fig 1. 19th-century German School, Portrait of a Gentleman - Antique Oil Painting

Held in a 19th-century gilt frame with a convex profile, scrolling foliate, and leaf/floral corners.

Medium: Oil on canvas laid on wood

Overall size: 23” x 27½” / 59cm x 70cm

Year of creation: c. 1840

Provenance: Private collection, Germany.

Condition: Cleaned. Revarnished. Old repairs. Faint stretcher marks. Craquelure throughout. The paint layer is stable. Frame with various marks and showing its age.

Our reference: BRV2028

Date of Manufacture

Brave Fine Art has dated this 19th Century Oil Portrait to the 19th Century.

Height
70cm (27.56")
Width
59cm (23.23")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Reference Numbers
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SA1113410
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An antique oil painting depicting a profile portrait of a gentleman in a heavy ornate gold frame.
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  • ObjectOil Paintings
  • Period19th century
  • Style19th Century Academic
  • MaterialOil, Canvas, Wood, Gilt
  • ColourGilded Gold
  • MotifsProfile portrait, Gilt scrollwork frame, Chiaroscuro lighting, Formal attire
  • SizeH 70 cm (28 in) x W 59 cm (23 in) x D 5 cm (2 in)

Nineteenth-century portraiture often shifted between Romanticism, realism, and academic traditions, frequently focusing on capturing psychological depth and accurate likenesses of sitters within subdued palettes.

These works typically utilised oil paint applied to stretched woven linen canvas, housed within hand-carved and gilded wooden frames finished with composition ornamentation.

Authentication involves examining canvas age, craquelure patterns in the oil layer, stretcher frame construction, artist signatures, and evaluating the underlying materials under ultraviolet light.

Integrating period portraits into modern spaces creates a sophisticated focal point, particularly when hung against dark-painted walls or contrasted with minimalist furnishings.

Preservation requires maintaining stable temperature and humidity levels, avoiding direct sunlight to prevent fading, and periodically having canvases professionally cleaned by a conservator.
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