Herman Heubner, Portrait Of A Gentleman

Herman Heubner, Portrait Of A GentlemanA late 19th century portrait of a handsome bearded gentleman dressed in his Sunday best by German artist, Herman Ludwig Heubner (1843 1915). His style fits alongside other portraits from the 1880s when collars were stiff and bow ties were popular. The portrait is housed within a good later frame and signed dated in the lower right. Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 24 x 29 62cm x 75cmYear of creation: 1880Provenance: GermanyCondition: Very

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

A beautiful impressionistic landscape painting depicting a horse and cart within an attractive light-filled meadow

Frame with age-related wear and a missing piece of decoration in the top right

the French believed that 'nomads' should be brought into society forcibly

But perhaps he was best known for his turbulent marriage to Thérèse Ansingh (1883-1968) who was also a painter

The board has a curve

His outfit dates to around 1830

A fabulous early 20th-century portrait of an older gentleman wearing a coat

036 achieved for Der Steuerzahltag at an auction in Switzerland (also painted in 1877)

Berkes was born in Budapest and later lived in Paris

It’s almost certainly after a painting by one of the old masters and it feels a little Dutch

The ship in the foreground appears to be a clipper or frigate with 20 cannon