Julius Paulsen, Portrait Of A Seated Woman

Julius Paulsen, Portrait Of A Seated WomanAn exquisite portrait of a seated lady by Danish artist, Julius Paulsen (1860 1940). She sits across the chair, looking down with her right hand supporting her head. The brushwork is distinctive and full of intelligent expression. Note the lips a mere daub of red, while the skin is fleshy and almost Rubenesque. The portrait is signed dated in the upper right and housed within a gilt frame. Learn more about Julius Paulsen in the artist directory.

A characterful early 20th-century portrait of an older gentleman in profile with a red necktie

It’s possible that the painting was based on or over an earlier photograph rather than painted from life

Aside from the obvious missing elements

This gave him the opportunity to study the Dutch and Flemish masters

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 37” x 33” / 94cm x 84cmYear of creation: 1918Provenance: DenmarkCondition: Very presentable

this is now stable

This scene is referred to as a ‘pietà’

Little is known about him but many painters undertook study trips to France during the 19th-century

It depicts a Wintery river scene at Gadea Mill

Overall size: 21” x 24½” / 53cm x 62cm

Medium: Oil on canvas laid on boardOverall size: 20½” x 26” / 52cm x 66cmYear of creation: c

This attractive early 20th-century oil painting depicts a shepherdess herding sheep at sunset