19th-Century French School Portrait Of A Young Man With A Patterned Cravat

19th-Century French School Portrait Of A Young Man With A Patterned CravatA fascinating 19th century portrait of a young gentleman wearing a dark blue coat, brown trousers, striped waistcoat and patterned day cravat. His outfit is unusually flamboyant for the 19th century when young men were often dressing like their fathers. And at first glance, you may think that the portrait dates to the early 20th century or later. However, the age of the canvas, which has extensive craquelure, old stretcher bars, and considerable

Snell was an interesting painter as his works span a transitionary period for British art

Johansen was considered to be one of the foremost Danish painters of his generation and exhibited regularly at the Danish equivalent of the Royal Academy

Johan Larentius Carolinus Leksell (1874-1932)

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 18” x 23½” / 46cm x 60cmYear of creation: 1929Provenance: FranceCondition: Overall the canvas is in good condition

lace bonnet decorated with flowers

which is perhaps a tether bar

The trees frame a small crop of buildings that are nestled into the distant woodland

I wonder how the artist arrived at the point whereby they decided to give this gentleman such a steely look

bonnets were often decorated with an array of fancy ribbons

Some raised areas

Size including frame 22½” x 18” / 57cm x 46cm

Herman Vedel was the leading Danish portraitist of his generation