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Late 19th Century Watercolour - A Quiet Moment

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A truly beautiful portrait of an older woman taking a quiet moment to read a book at her bureau. She is clearly a woman of high standing shown in her richly textured clothes: satin ribbons, lace shawl and a velvet bodice and skirts. Her tight ringletted hair was a style popular in the 1880s but as she is an older woman this is probably a style she carried through her life, dating the painting around 1880 instead. This painting captures the serene and intensely personal act of solitary reading with gentle aplomb using a watercolour brush technique rarely seen after the late 1800s. The painting is unsigned and has been smartly presented in a contemporary, glazed, black frame with white card mount. On wove.
  • Creation Year:
    Unknown
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14.69 in (37.3 cm)Width: 12.68 in (32.2 cm)
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  • Condition:
    The painting is in remarkably good condition for its age. There are a few small spots of foxing (the two largest on the women's thumb and right eyebrow) but these are fortunately placed and not at all noticeable. The frame is in fine condition.
  • Gallery Location:
    Corsham, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: qb2891stDibs: LU881311181252

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