Reserved - Louis Joseph Pottin, Portrait Of A Lady In A Red & Black Dress

Reserved - Louis Joseph Pottin, Portrait Of A Lady In A Red & Black DressA fine late 19th century portrait of a fashionable society beauty by French artist, Louis Joseph Pottin (1849 1930). Shes wearing a sumptuous black and red dress with gigot sleeves and holding a pair of brown silk gloves in her right hand. She sits with confidence and draws attention to the rich red velvet and white embroidery of her outfit. Shes every inch a society lady and lived during such an exciting time for fashion. Its believed that she could

and a desire to be taken seriously

often chose to paint strong female figures and always tried to communicate a heightened sense of the subject’s character

on the right-hand side

A late 19th-century oil on wood depicting a beautiful pastoral view across distant hills before a blood-red sky

The painting is signed in the lower left and bears a label on the reverse

during the 1910s

Both artists adopted a romantic approach to landscape painting that was driven by their love for Danish rural life

Perhaps he was a quiet

So with this in mind

20½” x 17½” / 52cm x 44cm

Frame with light wear and a minor repair

It has a fascinating history and it’s full of beautiful artefacts that span the generations