19th-Century Austrian School, Portrait Of A Lady In Spanish Attire

19th-Century Austrian School, Portrait Of A Lady In Spanish AttireThis exquisite mid 19th century bust length Austrian portrait depicts a young lady wearing a red gown together with a black lace veil, similar to a mantilla, and a red rose. It was formerly in the collection of Countess Hilda de Rothschild (nee von Auersperg). Theres a porcelain quality to this delicate portrayal, which captures the sitter with both finesse and spirit. Its accurately rendered, yet avoids the perils of overwork. Although the artist is

Born in the sleepy Suffolk village of Hasketon

This splendid late-19th-century oil painting by British artist Alfred de Breanski RBA (1852-1928) depicts a view of the Lledr Valley in Snowdonia

kneels beside him in equal devotion

A light-filled impressionistic interior scene by Danish artist

This early-19th-century oil painting by British artist Edmund Bristow (1787-1876) depicts a farm known as the ‘Old Warren House’ in Bracknell

549 achieved for an oil painting in 2007

de la Bella”

It appears to be inspired by the ‘Symbolist’ movement of the late 19th-century

His landscapes are often almost abstract and full of free expression

for 5875 Dutch guilders (around £400

He was regarded as a particularly good colourist and later as a painter of animals

a deliberate focal point