Late 19th-Century Austrian School, Portrait Of Two Girls

Late 19th-Century Austrian School, Portrait Of Two GirlsThis charming late 19th century Austrian School oil painting depicts two blonde girls, probably sisters. With porcelain skin and striking blue eyes, the details are rendered exquisitely. Their demure features sensitively portrayed by an artist of the highest merit. Its possibly the artists daughters. The work is monogrammed in the lower right, perhaps B U, or J U, but weve been unable to track down its creator. They undoubtedly trained at a leading

it captured the British imagination and the worthiest of winners were immortalised in paint and print

Travelling back along a well-trod country lane

This early 20th-century oil painting by Scottish artist William Barr (1867-1933) depicts the gentle radiance of a sunset over his home town of Paisley in Scotland

was one of the founders of the ‘Norwich School’

His Cornish works are particularly abundant with joy and

which helps us to explore the piece

he elevated the ordinary with his own sense of poetry

Some scuffing around the edges

demure ballerinas

1770Condition: Areas of thinning paint in the sky area perhaps due to prior over-cleaning

240 achieved for an oil painting in 1998

1680Labels & Inscriptions: National Trust Scotland donation label