Portrait Of A Man With A Quiff

Portrait Of A Man With A QuiffA mid 20th century French portrait depicting a man wearing a mustard jacket, blue shirt and yellow tie. Hes styled his hair into an almighty quiff and was surely the talk of the town. The portrait is signed and dated in the lower right. Medium Oil on canvas Size including frame 15 x 21 38cm x 55cm Year of creation 1949 Provenance France Condition Good overall. A few light scuffs here and there.

in 1995 for ‘The Leicestershire Lass’

the gentleman is carrying a sword but most of it has been lost over time

And makes the people talk

Was this gentleman in love with Nell and was it reciprocal

He’s dressed in a black tunic with gold epaulettes

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It’s likely that he created this piece towards the end of his career when he’d adopted a looser

Size including frame 18½” x 21” / 47cm x 54cm

17¼” x 20½” / 44cm x 53cm

He was primarily known as one of Sweden’s most foremost silhouette portraitists

The painting is housed in what appears to be its original frame

There appears to be a reference to the artist - perhaps B Van Der Duik or similar