Gustav Wustmann, Portrait Of A Woman In A White Blouse Provocative Willem Roelofs (1822–1897)

Willem Roelofs (1822–1897)

after the original work by Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788)

Year of creation 1854

subtle and devoid of people and I do wonder whether he was continually painting his own home

Size 9¼” x 11¾” / 23

Gustav Wustmann, Portrait Of A Woman In A White Blouse Provocative Willem Roelofs (1822–1897)A sensitive early 20th century portrait of a young lady wearing a white blouse with her hair swept back into a bun. The artist, Gustav Wustmann (1873 1939), has used a mossy green background colour which accentuates the sitters striking eyes. Its a delicate portrayal that suggests a gentle character. Wustmann was the son of a great historian by the same name and studied at the Academies in Leipzig and Munich. The portrait is housed within a decorative