Octavia Lempka (XIX) - Ritratto femminile - NO RESERVE

Elegant oil on canvas portrait of a young woman captured in an intense moment of contemplation, with her gaze raised upwards. The work stands out for the quality of execution, the accurate modelling of the face, the soft rendering of the flesh tones, and the balanced use of light, elements attributable to the Academic/Romantic tradition of the mid-1800s. The painting bears in the upper right a red signature legible as: "Octavia Lempka pinx." 1874 The term pinx. (abbreviation of the Latin pinxit, "painted by") was frequently used by artists in the 1800s. The work is accompanied by its elegant coeval gilded wooden frame, perfectly proportioned to the painting, which enhances its important decorative presence. Thanks to the painterly quality, the signature, the possible Central European provenance, and the elegant subject, the painting constitutes an interesting offering for both collectors and classical or contemporary interiors. Characteristics Technique: Oil on canvas School: European Era: 1874 Subject: Female portrait Signature: "Octavia Lempka pinx." (as visible on the work) Support: Original canvas size 40 x 35 cm Frame: Coeval gilded wood Dimensions with frame: 55 × 50 cm Conditions: Good conservational state with normal signs of aging compatible with the age. Purchased at Dorotheum auction house in Vienna in the 1980s now in private collection NO SHIPPING TO SWITZERLAND UK USA

Schätzpreis:€600

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