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Lot 53:
Early 20th c. School, Portrait of an Elderly Man Reading a Newspaper, Oil on Canvas
Description
Oil on canvas portrait depicting an elderly man seated in three-quarter profile, absorbed in reading a newspaper.
The handling and palette are characteristic of early 20th-century academic and realist portrait traditions, with careful attention to anatomy, facial expression, and tonal balance. The painting is presented in an ornate carved and gilded wood frame of period character.
Details
Artist: Unidentified (Early 20th Century School)
Title: Portrait of an Elderly Man Reading a Newspaper
Date: Early 20th century (circa 1900–1920)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Support: Canvas, stretched on wooden stretcher
Image Size: approx. 16 × 20.5 in. (40.5 × 52 cm)
Framed Size: approx. 20.5 × 24.5 in. (52 × 62 cm)
Frame: Carved giltwood frame, period
Condition:
Canvas stable with light age-related craquelure
Minor surface wear consistent with age
Frame with wear, abrasions, and small losses consistent with age
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