Wilhelm Gdanietz, Portrait Of A Spanish Woman

Wilhelm Gdanietz, Portrait Of A Spanish WomanAn evocative three quarter length portrait of a strong Spanish woman with a confident stance. Shes wearing a green dress with an amber necklace and standing in front of a light background. The artist, Wilhelm Gdanietz (1893 1969), has applied the paint with broad strokes and a little impasto in areas. On the reverse, an inscription simply reads Spanierin. Gdanietz led a difficult life but overcame the odds to become a very successful painter. At the

Wustmann was the son of a great historian by the same name and studied at the Academies in Leipzig and Munich

Light scuffing around the edges

Dated in the upper left

This could be a 19th-century copy of a larger piece but we’ve been unable to find any other versions

While his hair is parted to the side according to the style of the day

A 19th-century three-quarter length portrait of the dashing Karl Hoffmann

It’s possible that the street here is located somewhere in the French capital but it could also be in his hometown or Vienna

Frames with light age-related wear

The painting is monogrammed in the lower left

It’s interesting to consider how this painting came into being as it’s not your typical genre scene

The painting is signed in the lower right and housed within a beautiful foliate frame with swept corners

a Volendam Fisherman completing a ship Model’ in 2004 at Christie's