Portrait #938

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:Lady with Bird
  • Artist:Unsigned primitive
  • Date Created:mid-19th Century
  • Owner/Location:Private Collection
  • Frame Dimensions:22" x 26"
  • Image Dimensions:17 3/4" x 22"
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  • Materials/Media:Oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:1 October 2007
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Primitive nearly waist-lenght oil of elderly lady wearing a dark dress with a lace shawl and elaborate lace headcovering over her barely visible gray hair. The headcovering is decorated with a gold ribbon and bow, and the lace of the shawl is repeated in the white bodice and deep cuffs of the dress. She has a bird perched on her right hand, and she is looking directly at the viewer.