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Fine miniature portrait of a lady with dark hair and black lace veil was executed ca. 1840 by the renowed Austrian portrait and miniature painter Adolf Theer (1811-1868). Brother of ánother Austrian miniature painters Robert and Alfred Theer, the artist studied at the Vienna Academy and began exhibiting in 1832. .
Literature: Thieme/Becker "Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künsler..", Leipzig, 1999; Prof.H.Fuchs "Austrian Miniature Artists"(in german), Vienna, 1975
Inscription: signed lower right .
Technique: gouache on ivory. Original period fire bronze frame.
Measurements: unframed w 2 3/4" x h 3 3/8" (7 x 8,5 cm), framed w 2 7/8" x h 3 1/2" (7,3 x 8,8 cm).
Condition: in good condition, no cracks or restorations. |
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