Young Boy with Staff. . Unknown Artist. 19th century. Oil on canvas. Unsigned. 38 x 30 inches (96.5 x 76.2 c...

Description

Young Boy with Staff

Unknown Artist
19th century
Oil on canvas
Unsigned
38 x 30 inches (96.5 x 76.2 cm)

Portrait of a young boy in costume with staff looking over his shoulder.
This copy of an Italian antique is superbly done, probably 19th century Italian. The young boy's face is soft and bright, his lace collar detailed and his leather waistcoat supple. The boy is grasping his staff while he holds his hat behind his back and flashes a coy smile. The elements of brown are used in fine detail producing a vignette of the boy in a very lifelike stance. The artist who completed this work had an eye for copying the Old Master style and content. The painting is in a wood carved frame which has attractive paint work at each corner.

Provenance:
Presenting Italy, florence (1984)


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