Friedrich August Von Kaulbach, Portrait Study Of A Girl

Friedrich August Von Kaulbach, Portrait Study Of A GirlAn abundance of red chalk to convey a mood, the background entirely blocked in with only the skin in a lighter tone. Shes facing forwards yet looking over from the corner of one eye. Its probably the artists daughter and theres fire in that expression. By the time he created this, Von Kaulbach (1850 1920) was a celebrity. One of the greatest portrait painters in Munich. Society ladies were keen to sit for him and dignitaries waited in line. His usual

You could walk towards the stream

The clouds are also skilfully observed and seem to sweep across the hills

Her flings included Victor Hugo and Edward Prince of Wales

A truly sublime drawing

Gilsoul’s paintings can be found in several public collections including in Luxembourg

Very good with light craquelure throughout

which is full of drama

he was originally intended to carry on the business of his father

Note how the light falls on the apples in the foreground - quite sublime

following the death of her first husband

His work often displays a dreamlike quality

He studied art in Budapest and later at Hollosys School of Painting in Munich