Hilda Bouna, Portrait Of Albert Rufenacht

Hilda Bouna, Portrait Of Albert RufenachtA characterful portrait of Albert Rufenacht (born 1885) by Hilda Bouna. An inscription on the reverse explains that Hilde was a Dutch student that attended Campsegret, Dordogne, in the summer of 1955. Signed and dated in the lower right. Medium Oil on board Size including frame 23 x 17 60cm x 44cm Year of creation 1955 Provenance France Condition Very good

Size including frame

He returned to Venice in 1821 where he became a Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts and lived at the illustrious Palazzo Giustinian on the canal

This particular version is painted onto a sheet of copper and it carries a serene atmosphere - gained over years of worship

Artist's Auction Highlight

The painting is housed within a beautiful reeded giltwood frame with a highly decorative floral inner border

A very attractive English landscape painting depicting a river running through a wood with overhanging trees

Craquelure throughout and frame with age-related wear

While a second figure reaches up and frantically tries to clamber aboard the doomed vessel

Her skin tones are beautifully rendered with Watelet’s characteristically soft touch and the light is reminiscent of the impressionists

Good condition overall

A light-filled impressionistic harbour scene by noteworthy Danish painter

Size 14½” x 11” / 37cm x 28cm