Painting: "elegant Portrait Of Strauss" By Otto Willem Albertus Roelofs (1877–1920)

Artist: Otto Willem Albertus (known as Albert) ROELOFS (1877–1920)
​Technique: Oil on canvas
​Type: Original painting
​Genre: Portrait / Belle Époque
​Signature: Signed lower right: Albert Roelofs

​Period: Dated 1909.
​Subject: Portrait of an Elegant Lady with a Bouquet of Roses

​A superb oil painting on canvas depicting the portrait of an elegant woman from high society during the Belle Époque, attributed to and signed by the Dutch master Albert ROELOFS (1877–1920).
​Details of the Work:
​Subject: A lady seated in a three-quarter view in a carved armchair, wearing an ivory lace dress with a high collar and adorned with a superb bouquet of dark roses at her bodice.
​Style & Execution: A remarkable mastery of light and composition. The face is rendered with great psychological subtlety, while the clothing and background are executed with a freer, more impressionistic touch.

Details regarding the subject’s identity:

Transcription of the inscription on the back:

​Subject’s identity: Henriëtte Strauss-Kahn
​Origin & Birth: Born in Schirrhofen (Alsace) on March 28, 1870
​Status: Wife of Egon Strauss (vrouw van Egon Strauss)
​Artist & Date: Signed and dated by Albert Roelofs, 1909

​Condition: Antique painting sold as-is, currently at our restoration studio to be restored to its former glory.


​Albert Roelofs (1877–1920) was a renowned Dutch painter, son of the famous landscape painter Willem Roelofs. Trained at the Hague Academy, he is particularly renowned for his intimate interior scenes and his portraits of the bourgeoisie of the Hague School.


​Terms of Sale & Shipping
​Shipping: Professional, meticulous packaging with reinforced protection. Tracked and insured shipping commensurate with the value of the artwork.


Dimensions: 88 cm / 76 cm.


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