wonderfully evocative antique portrait , beautifully presented in a substantial antique gold frame. The sitter is depicted in profile, dressed in a softly striped garment with a warm red collar and holding a small birds nest with eggs in their. The dark, atmospheric background gives the piece a timeless and quietly dramatic presence.
The canvas bears a 19th-century Edward Dechaux artist’s canvas stamp. Dechaux was a prominent New York supplier of artists’ materials and framing supplies, active from the 1840s through the 1870s. Canvases bearing his stamp were used by American School portrait and landscape painters during the mid-19th century, offering a wonderful piece of historical context to this artwork.
A beautiful statement piece for a gallery wall, study, library, or collected interior, with a charming sense of age, mystery, and character.
Details:
- Overall dimensions: 20” W x 24” H
- Oil on canvas
- Antique gold frame
- Wire on the back for hanging
- Canvas bears an Edward Dechaux artist’s supply stamp
Please note: The Edward Dechaux canvas stamp helps date the canvas to the 19th century, but does not definitively authenticate the artist or exact date of the painting itself.
20in x 24in
wire on the back in gold antique frame