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    Portrait Of A Girl With A Red Carnation

    Late 19th-Century German School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Red Carnation
    Late 19th-Century German School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Red Carnation
    Late 19th-Century German School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Red Carnation
    Late 19th-Century German School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Red Carnation
    Late 19th-Century German School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Red Carnation
    Late 19th-Century German School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Red Carnation
    Late 19th-Century German School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Red Carnation
    Late 19th-Century German School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Red Carnation
    Late 19th-Century German School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Red Carnation
    Late 19th-Century German School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Red Carnation

    Late 19th-Century German School

    Portrait Of A Girl With A Red Carnation

    This sensitive late 19th-century German oil painting depicts a young woman wearing a green dress with a delicate white lace collar and red carnation.

    Produced around 1894, the sitter’s beautiful outfit is stylised with vertical puffs at the shoulder and ‘leg-o-mutton’ sleeves. It’s an homage to the Renaissance and, in this respect, it’s interesting to compare it with Eleanor of Toledo’s exquisite ensemble from 350 years earlier.

    However, it’s also nuanced with peculiarities that are drawn from local folk traditions, possibly those of Southern Germany, with the red carnation a charming addition. Typically, red carnations symbolise enduring, imperishable and everlasting love. 

    The painting is signed, possibly ‘Weithag H’ or similar.

    Held in a later frame.

    Medium: Oil on canvas
    Overall size: 17½” x 21” / 45cm x 53cm
    Year of creation: c. 1894
    Condition: Cleaned. Craquelure throughout. The paint layer is stable. Frame in good condition with minor age-related wear.
    Our reference: BRV2036

    Late 19th-Century German School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Red Carnation
    Late 19th-Century German School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Red Carnation
    Late 19th-Century German School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Red Carnation
    Late 19th-Century German School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Red Carnation
    Late 19th-Century German School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Red Carnation
    Late 19th-Century German School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Red Carnation
    Late 19th-Century German School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Red Carnation
    Late 19th-Century German School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Red Carnation
    Late 19th-Century German School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Red Carnation
    Late 19th-Century German School, Portrait Of A Girl With A Red Carnation

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