Unknown English Artist Illustrating Fashions: Unknown Artist (probably early 20th century)



Figure 1.-- We know very little about this oil portrait. It is unsigned, but almost certainly executed by an English artist. The style of painting almost certainly dates it to the 20th century, probably the early 20th century. While the painting was done in the early 20th century, the children are dressed more like the early 19th century, perhaps the 1830s. Place the cursor on the image for a close p.

We know very little about this oil portrait. It is unsigned, but almost certainly executed by an English artist. The style of painting almost certainly dates it to the 20th century, probably the early 20th century. The gallery selling the portrait describes it. "Here is a fantastic early 20th century portrait of four rosy children in bust length depicted against a powder blue background. All shiny blond, three with blue eyes and one with penetrating brown eyes (placed "en face" with her round Raphaelian countenance effectively placed smack center in the canvas). The three oldest girls are in matching frocks in pastel variations of the primary colours blue, yellow, red. The youngest is in white lace from head to toe, with a green sash about the waist. Simple elegance and quiet grandeur!" While the painting was done in the early 20th century, the children are dressed more like the early 19th century, perhaps the 1830s. The colors and baloon sleeves were populkar in the 1830s. We are guessing the family decided to have their children painted in historical costumes. The three older children are all painted in dresses. You would guess that they were sisters, but the hair does not seem quite right for girls who would have more likely had center parts.









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