$300
Continental School, 19th century. "Portrait of Man in Cap", oil on canvas, unsigned. Figural bust length portrait painting depicting a man dressed in a brown velvet vest with blue and gold silk accents to shoulders over a white shirt with blue rope patterning on sleeve, the man wearing a brown cap and bearing a soft expression to his face which is adorned with black hair and mustache, his head tilted and eyes glancing to the left, the figure set against a muted red background. Verso of canvas with black palette shaped stencil mark indistinctly marked, likely for artist supply manufacturer in France. Framed approximately 25" x 22.5". Unframed approximately 18.5" x 15.5".
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2015-08-09
