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Portrait Of A Young Boy With A Doll Circa 1840
Portrait of a young boy with a doll
French or English schoolor English 19th century
Oil onwood panel 28 X 22,5
Perfect ConditionSold with itsperiod wooden frame with oval view, decorated with a frieze of pearls.a few minor knocks to the frame that do not affect the structuralintegrity of the piece)
Price : 680 Euros
L'Œuvre:
An oil on woodfrom the mid-19th century, demonstrating a perfect mastery of the academic technique.technique.
The artistuses delicate modeling for the face, playing with subtle transitions of flesh tonesthat recall the softness of a child's skin.
The workmanship iswhile the face is treated with precision, the clothes and backgroundthe clothes and background have a freer, more vigorous touch, typical of thethe Romantic period.
The use of glazingof glazing to give the blue of the cape an intense depth, while a fading techniquewhile a hand-fading technique (attested by the fingerprint at bottom right) was used toright) was used to blend the shadows and create an effect of atmosphericeffect.
This direct approachapproach to the subject gives the portrait a vitality and psychological presencepresence for the period.Mastery of colorcolor, with striking contrasts between the blue of the cape and the incarnateof the face.
Visible handiworkreinforces the uniqueness of this work.
French or English schoolor English 19th century
Oil onwood panel 28 X 22,5
Perfect ConditionSold with itsperiod wooden frame with oval view, decorated with a frieze of pearls.a few minor knocks to the frame that do not affect the structuralintegrity of the piece)
Price : 680 Euros
L'Œuvre:
An oil on woodfrom the mid-19th century, demonstrating a perfect mastery of the academic technique.technique.
The artistuses delicate modeling for the face, playing with subtle transitions of flesh tonesthat recall the softness of a child's skin.
The workmanship iswhile the face is treated with precision, the clothes and backgroundthe clothes and background have a freer, more vigorous touch, typical of thethe Romantic period.
The use of glazingof glazing to give the blue of the cape an intense depth, while a fading techniquewhile a hand-fading technique (attested by the fingerprint at bottom right) was used toright) was used to blend the shadows and create an effect of atmosphericeffect.
This direct approachapproach to the subject gives the portrait a vitality and psychological presencepresence for the period.Mastery of colorcolor, with striking contrasts between the blue of the cape and the incarnateof the face.
Visible handiworkreinforces the uniqueness of this work.
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