Lilli Lundsteen, Portrait Of A Girl In A White Dress

Lilli Lundsteen, Portrait Of A Girl In A White DressAn enigmatic portrait of a seated girl by Danish painter, Elisabeth (Lilli) Charlotte Lundsteen (1871 1949). How do you read her expression? Is she related to the artist? Lundsteen was primarily a painter of portraits and still lifes. She trained under the gifted portraitist, Frans Schwartz (1850 1917) and exhibited for many years at the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition. One of her works, Barnebillede, is held in the collection at the Ribe

The elder Morten Thrane Brünnich (1737-1827) sat for the great Jens Juel (1745-1802) who was one of the foremost portraitists of his generation

are scuttling along the street - perhaps shopping or on their way home

The portrait is signed on the right and housed within a frame that could be its original

Meyer in the lower left

He probably knew Leader well because Sherrin’s son

which perhaps suggests that the artist knew the sitter

it speaks volumes for the kind of woman she was - one who would buck the trend in favour of an honest image

The painting is signed in the lower right and housed within a wooden frame

doubtless has contributed much to the success of the artist

She’s caught somewhere between exhaustion and a desire to overcome

The portrait is housed within a decorative wooden frame with foliate corner ornamentation and gilded borders

1860Provenance: HollandCondition: Very presentable overall