Early 19th-Century Oil Portrait on Canvas of Woman After Jean-Marc Nattier

Item Details

An oil portrait on canvas of woman dated to the early 19th-century after a work by Jean-Marc Nattier (1685-1766). This painting depicts a woman with fashionably grey hair and flushed cheeks reclining on a vase in a darkened landscape. She wears a white dress with a vibrant blue garment cascading downwards mimicking the water spilling from the vase. Floral elements in pink and orange hues are present in the woman’s lap, garment, and hair. This work is rendered in a Neoclassical style with its use of light in the background and on the figure as well as crisp definition of forms. This piece appears unsigned, however, a yellow mark is present to the lower right. This work is presented without glass in a museum frame with gilding and acanthus leaf and shell cartouche moulding present to each corner. Hanging hardware is present to the verso.

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Condition

- craquelure throughout; lifting to areas of paint particularly to left of face and shoulder; discoloration to in-painting from previous repair particularly to face and neck and to sky at left center; in painting to elbow at right; 3" tear repaired to lower right; relining to original canvas with additional strip lining; abrasions and paint loss along edges of canvas under frame from rubbing and original stretching; uneven paint and finish throughout frame; chipping and abrasions throughout frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; sight size measures: 37" W x 49.5" H.

Item #

17BOS211-129