Curt Ruger, Portrait Study Of A Girl

Curt Ruger, Portrait Study Of A GirlThis late 19th century oil painting by German artist Curt Ruger (1867 1930) depicts a young girl seated. It was completed during his time at the Academy of Fine Arts in Dresden. Great portraits extend beyond the aesthetic. They trick the mind into believing theres more to an image than simply a two dimensional representation. Personally, I feel theres spirit in good portraiture, a quality thats distinctly other worldly. You may feel the same, you

Her colourful works simultaneously capture strength and femininity - a female acrobat

An unusual French portrait of a leathery-skinned gentleman wearing a soft-brimmed hat

Michael Qvarsebo currently works from his studio in Bergsgård where he finds solace from the hurly-burly of modern life

so it’s likely that Christiansen painted this after Zahrtmann

De Hoog is represented at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam

It’s in the manner of Flemish artist Bonaventura Peeters the Elder (1614-1652) who was a master at capturing oceanic theatrics

Carl Meyer was a conscientious artist that tended to depict the most downtrodden in society

the old oaks a graduation of tones

interiors were adorned with the most luxurious of fineries

1629-1682)

784 achieved in 2010 for ‘Still Life

It was initially published at Gabriel Shear Tregear's shop in Cheapside