Arthur William Woelfle Original Oil Painting Portrait of "Rosa"
Item Details
A signed original oil painting on canvas by very well-listed artist Arthur William Woelfle (New York/New Jersey/Paris, 1873 – 1936), titled, Rosa, circa 1930. The image is skillfully painted, depicting a beautiful dark haired and dark eyed seated woman, wearing a vibrantly colored dress and shawl, her hands clasped peacefully in her lap. The paint is applied energetically and very thickly in some areas, the colors appearing to have been mixed directly on the canvas. Signed in paint to the lower right, ‘Arthur W. Woelfle.’ The painting is mounted behind linen mat inside its original decorative beveled wood frame with distressed gilt finish. To the verso, the title ‘Rosa’ is marked in paint.
Condition
- craquelure throughout painting surface without paint loss. The painting has been restretched, holes from nails to the original stretcher are visible to the front. There is discoloration and foxing to the linen mat. Wear to the frame, particularly on the edges with a chip to the lower left corner.
Dimensions
- framed, canvas size: 25″ × 30″.
Item #
15CIN507-085