Portrait Of A Bearded French Gentleman

Portrait Of A Bearded French GentlemanA character portrait of a bearded French gentleman with a furrowed brow and a thoughtful expression. He feels like a character from a Tolkien novel and perhaps hes a friend of Gandalfs. We shall never know The painting is signed illegibly in the lower left. Medium Oil on canvas Overall size 11 x 16 29cm x 41cm Year of creation c. 1880 Provenance France Condition Areas of paint loss, scuffs and craquelure. However, the paint layer is stable and not

He’s also created a clever diagonal by using a darker green in the bottom left

Provenance Berlin

There are marks on the left which might be scratches but they could also be intentional to give the wall texture

It’s also interesting to note the unconventional look of the subject - she’s beautiful but not in a traditional way (e

Berggren was a talented painter that trained at the Academy in Stockholm and the Académie Colarossi in Paris

17½” x 15” / 45cm x 39cm

this piece appears to be an original by a skilful hand

Note how she’s leaning away as the tree behind echoes her shape

A charismatic Italian oil on wood depicting a thoughtful woman with curled hair

It’s been created with a great deal of skill particularly around the face and the handling of the skin

Many of his works appear lost in time and could easily sit alongside 18th or early 19th-century pieces

The frame has various age-related scuffs