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Danish School, 19th Century
'A Fashionable Young Woman in a Chiffon Ball-Gown', Scandinavian Oil Portrait

Circa 1860

$3,500
£2,654.05
€3,070.85
CA$4,947.38
A$5,515.38
CHF 2,876.50
MX$66,693.67
NOK 36,158.95
SEK 34,213.59
DKK 22,920.79

About the Item

A delicately-observed, three-quarter length oil portrait of a young woman in society, fashionably dressed in a pinch-waisted, embroidered chiffon ball-gown and wearing a gold pendant and teardrop earrings with tea roses in her hair; the subject shown gazing towards the viewer with candor and good humor. Unsigned. Danish School, painted circa 1860. Displayed in a period, black-walnut frame with period gilt liner. Framed dimensions: 14.5 x 12.5 x 2 inches.
  • Creator:
    Danish School, 19th Century (Danish)
  • Creation Year:
    Circa 1860
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 10.75 in (27.31 cm)Width: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    painting: linen canvas relined to canvas, age-appropriate craquelure, minor restoration; frame: minor losses and restoration; shows well.
  • Gallery Location:
    Santa Cruz, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU34416834062

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