Joseph Block, Southern Beauty

Joseph Block, Southern BeautyThis alluring early 20th century oil painting by German artist Joseph Block (1863 1943) depicts a lady amid an abundance of textures. Her boudoir is dark the only light arriving via a small window. A sheet of illumination picks out her skin, yet her eyes are in the shadows. She holds a mirror and styles her hair. This isnt an ordinary bedroom, shes inspired by the mystique of the Orient immersed in her own sensuality. A rhythmical form rendered with

The painting is signed in the lower right and housed within a frame that’s probably its original

In these studies

He initially painted in a traditional manner with careful attention to every branch

was also a painter and in 1877 he created a portrait of his father

It’s a technique that references the Dutch masters of yesteryear

An unusual 19th-century oil on wood depicting a small area behind a barn with two chickens

Canvas in very good condition

Medium: Pastel on paperOverall size: 14½” x 16½” / 37cm x 42cmYear of creation: c

he was originally intended to carry on the business of his father

He probably painted some of this outdoors before returning to his studio to add refinements

the two cows are little more than six or seven brush marks

The portrait is signed/dated in the lower left and housed in a period frame with coved sides and a decorative inner border