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Brave Fine Art has dated this Antique Oil Painting to the 1880s.
Great portraits extend beyond the aesthetic.
Personally, I feel there’s ‘spirit’ in good portraiture, a quality that’s distinctly other-worldly. You may feel the same, you sense a connection with a piece but you can’t describe how it makes you feel.
To capture spirit, an artist needs to flourish in the tricky space between technical prowess and improvisation. If they underwork a portrait, the details may fall short. But if they overwork a portrait, the spirit is lost. It’s a fragile component - a wisp in the wind. Often painfully elusive due to its intangible quality.
Here, Ruger reaches a level that belies his years. He’s only 19 and working without fear. Rapidly finding a likeness and then walking away.
Signed/dated lower right and held within a contemporary frame.
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Medium: Oil on canvas
Overall size: 19½” x 23½” / 49cm x 59cm
Year of creation: 1886
Condition: Artwork presents well. Canvas relined. Later stretcher
Brave Fine Art has dated this Antique Oil Painting to the 1880s.
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Curt Ruger, Portrait Study of a Girl - Antique Oil Painting
