Dark Portrait Of A Lady In A Hat nature spending most of his time

spending most of his time in Rome

so some areas are a little fragile

it’s also been home Sweden’s National Portrait Gallery

The painting is signed ‘A Gerhard’ in the lower left

Dark Portrait Of A Lady In A Hat nature spending most of his timeA most unusual dark portrait of a lady in a black hat. She could perhaps be wearing her mourning wear, which would make the painting a mark of respect for a lost spouse or relative. This seems likely as it bears a date of 1919, just one year after the end of World War I. Its signed in the upper left and housed within an appropriate later frame. Medium Oil on cardboard laid on canvas Size including frame 17 x 19 43cm x 50cm Year of creation c. 1919