Italian Portrait Of A Woman With Curly Hair

Italian Portrait Of A Woman With Curly HairA charismatic Italian oil on wood depicting a thoughtful woman with curled hair. How do you read her expression? Sadness, sass or both? The portrait is signed in the lower right and housed within a decorative vintage frame. Medium Oil on wood Size including frame 20 x 24 51cm x 62cm Year of creation c. 1930 Provenance Italy Condition One small area of paint loss in the top left and frame with age related wear.

Blood runs from his crown of thorns and the wounds on his body

An evocative portrait of a girl leaning on a railing before a cityscape and a full moon

how an old master would envisage a female saint)

25½” x 21⅓” / 65cm x 54cm

This visual tool guides our eye from left to right and eventually towards the distant hills

Canvas relined

he dabbled with a movement known as Fauvism

It’s unlikely that he painted this so perhaps the artist was a follower

It’s in fairly good condition with no major issues

Frame with some light wear

While his portraits skilfully capture the character of a sitter

Provenance USA