Portrait of Young Woman, 1890, Oil on Canvas

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The antique paintings category presents an oil on canvas painting depicting a female portrait outdoors, dating to the late 19th … Read more The antique paintings category presents an oil on canvas painting depicting a female portrait outdoors, dating to the late 19th century.

The artwork portrays a young woman in a frontal position, slightly turned to the right, immersed in a bright natural setting.

The female portrait features simple clothing, likely a work or rural dress, in a dark tone.

She wears a light-colored headscarf or kerchief tied around her head, covering her hair, suggesting a working or rural life context.

Her expression is calm and introspective. French antique art.

The antique artwork is dated 1890 and signed in the lower left corner by Cauvain, a French painter active in the 19th-century

French art scene, about whom little additional information is available.

The painting is housed in a lacquered wooden frame. Both the frame and the oil painting have been professionally and carefully restored.

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Canvas size: 40.5 x 32.5 cm
Framed size: 53 x 45 cm
Depth: 6 cm
Weight: 2 kg See less