Object Description
This is a truly splendid antique oil on canvas portrait of a lady by Moritz Stifter (1857-1905) Austrian, the frame is labelled M. Stifter, late 19 century in date.
This beautiful oil painting is a portrait bust of a young beautiful aristocratic lady wearing fine period costume.
It is housed in it’s magnificent giltwood frame which adds extra splendour to this remarkable work of art.
Add this splendid antique painting to a very special wall in your home.
Condition:
In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 43 cm x Width 37 cm x Depth 9 cm – Frame
Height 20 cm x Width 14 cm – Painting
Dimensions in inches:
Height 1 foot, 5 inches x Width 1 foot, 3 inches x Depth 3 inches – Frame
Height 8 inches x Width 5 inches – Painting
Moritz Stifter (1857-1905)
Austrian genre painter born in Vienna. Nephew of the writer Adalbert Stifter and son of an engineer, he initially chose a career as an officer, later studying painting at the Classical Class of Antiquities at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Munich with Carl Theodor von Piloty from 1882. From 1899 he lived and worked in his studio in Haag near Neulengbach, Lower Austria. Moritz Stifter painted almost exclusively beautiful women in seductive poses, often in an oriental setting
Our reference: A4369