Life Size Portrait Painting of a Woman, by California Artist Ejnar Hansen 1935

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A large life size portrait by California artist Ejnar Hansen (b.1884-d.1965).
An Expressionist style portrait of a seated woman bearing … Read more A large life size portrait by California artist Ejnar Hansen (b.1884-d.1965).
An Expressionist style portrait of a seated woman bearing an uncanny resemblance to Virginia Woolf.
The back of the artwork includes multiple provenance labels, exhibition tags from the San Diego Museum of Art and Laguna Beach Museum of Art, indicating the piece was part of a curated public exhibition 'Southern California Artists: 1890-1940'
Hansens brushwork combines realism with a modernist edge, giving the portrait a quiet theatricality enhanced visual. Hansen is best known for his strong, if moody, portraits. He was an unmistakable modernist and a master of characterization.
Oil on canvas presented in its vintage gilt frame. A compelling example of early 20th-century portraiture with documented gallery provenance. See less