19th-Century Austrian School, The Lady From Linz Black the carefully fixed hairstyle

the carefully fixed hairstyle

Several of his works have appeared at the leading auction houses and here are two examples

The details are impressive and it’s clearly by a well-trained hand

while a splash of royal blue gives depth to the composition

19th-Century Austrian School, The Lady From Linz Black the carefully fixed hairstyleA fabulous early 19th century Austrian school portrait of a lady. Shes wearing a simple dark dress with gigot sleeves, red scarf, large diamond crucifix and a fancy gold cap. Its likely that she hailed from the area of Linz in upper Austria as her outfit appears to be an adaptation of a traditional folk costume. The cap is particularly interesting as its constructed of lace woven from thin strips of gold, which are then mounted onto linen. Its known