Rudolf Brackenhammer, Portrait Of A Woman

Rudolf Brackenhammer, Portrait Of A WomanAn unusual early 20th century portrait of a lady in a beautiful black blouse with floral embellishments. Shes wearing the fashion a la mode as, during the 1910s, blouses were often enhanced with the addition of decorative elements while hair was usually parted in the centre. The sitter bears a striking resemblance to the artists sister, Rosa Brackenhammer (1871 1946), who was cello virtuoso. Perhaps this was a study ahead of a finished piece or simply

A fine pair of mid-19th century portraits depicting a nonchalant French couple dressed in the fashion-a-la-mode

An evocative 18th-century provincial depiction of the resurrection of Jesus Christ

Bang-Sorensen has applied the paint quite thickly in areas to give the piece some texture and the style is surely influenced by the French post-impressionists

which is one of the oldest portrait collections in the world

Quick daubs of built-up oil paint scatter the canvas with the artist paying close attention to the light atop the water

Vatican City

000 achieved at Christie’s

18” x 24⅓” / 46cm x 62cm

It’s painted in a classical style and depicts a riverside view with a bridge

A fine mid-19th-century portrait of a dapper gentleman wearing a navy frock coat

in the summer of 1955

Kierpal enjoyed painting coastal scenes and some of his work is held in the National Museum of Szczecin