Early 20th-Century French School Portrait Of A Lady

Early 20th-Century French School Portrait Of A LadyA fine early 20th century portrait of a lady wearing a black dress and a long gold chain. She could be in the later stages of mourning. How do you read her expression? For me, I see a sadness in the eyes but a strength to carry on regardless. She looks directly at us with an inner steel to her character. The portrait is signed Lebrun, dated 1902, and housed within a decorative foliate frame. Medium: Oil on panelOverall size: 14 x 16 36cm x 42cmYear of

Westerbeek studied at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague and several of his works are held in museum collections

During the 1940s

The pines take our eyes upwards from the foliage in the foreground towards the beautiful evening sky

The canvas has been relined and bears the marks of its previous frame

The painted is housed in a decorative vintage frame and monogrammed in the lower left

In December 1930

1870Provenance: EnglandCondition: Areas of craquelure but the paint layer is stable

But during the 1860s

He’s walked this track for many years with his trusty dog by his side

1850Provenance: GermanyCondition: Marks

Many of his views were drawn from the Chicago region but he also returned to Sweden to paint occasionally

Size including frame 15⅓” x 13” / 39cm x 33cm