19th-Century Austrian School, Portrait Of A Lady In Spanish Attire reserved Or is she looking sceptically

Or is she looking sceptically at the painter wondering how she will look

This was an important place for him

a herd of cows amble through shallow water amid a near-luminous array of windswept grasses

Paintings of this kind often refer to the power of nature and contemplate man’s role within it

In this misty-eyed evocative work

19th-Century Austrian School, Portrait Of A Lady In Spanish Attire reserved Or is she looking scepticallyThis 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