Jan Hendrick Neuman, Portrait Of A Woman

Jan Hendrick Neuman, Portrait Of A WomanA fine late 19th century portrait of a lady by Dutch painter, Jan Hendrick Neuman (1819 1898). The details here are exquisite and typical of Neumans fastidious approach to minutiae. Neuman was born in Cologne, Germany, but soon moved to the Netherlands to study at the Royal Academy Of Art in Amsterdam. Hes primarily known as a portraitist but also painted genre scenes and miniatures. He exhibited widely during his lifetime and today hes represented at

He was resident at the Villa Medici in Rome in 1925 and was awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1937

After developing his skills

and was highly regarded during his lifetime

who was also a specialist

It’s been painted in an impressionistic style with quick daubs of oil paint cleverly suggesting the finer details

his talent was spotted and he was asked to move to Canada to develop his skills

Artwork in good condition and the canvas could be cleaned to bring out a greater level of vibrancy - although we prefer it as it is

the artist has skilfully daubed in the various elements and you can see how much he enjoyed painting them

An early 20th-century oil on canvas depicting a view within one of Paris’ many squares

Helfrich was active between 1821-1834 and sat for this portrait in 1826

Artist’s auction highlight: £25’000 achieved for ‘Classical Maidens’ at Bonhams in 2003

He was a member of the Societaire des Artistes Francais and in 1909