{"product_id":"19th-oil-canvas-french-realism-portrait-woman-with-blue-flowers-hair-c-1857","title":"Portrait of a Woman with Blue Flowers in Her Hair, Oil on Canvas, 19th Century French School, Gilt Oval Frame","description":"\u003cp\u003eA mid-nineteenth-century French portrait of quiet presence. The sitter faces us in a dark dress with a white lace collar, her hair parted and dressed with a spray of blue flowers, the single note of colour against a deep brown ground. The restrained palette and the direct, unidealised gaze are characteristic of French portraiture of the 1850s, painted in the years when Realism was reshaping the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe work is monogrammed ELG and dated 1856 at the right, and is presented in its period gilded oval frame with a laurel-pattern border, an elegant format much favoured for portraits under the Second Empire. The condition is honestly stated. There are old restorations and a small paint loss in the lower right corner, visible in the detailed photographs, which form part of the description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GalerieClub Fine Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57215056970060,"sku":"170","price":2730.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/4911\/3420\/files\/57_7e142157-3097-4f7a-a5c5-8dcdb7b9aa6f.png?v=1775671503","url":"https:\/\/galerieclub.com\/products\/19th-oil-canvas-french-realism-portrait-woman-with-blue-flowers-hair-c-1857","provider":"GalerieClub Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}