An oil-on-panel portrait of a lady, painted in 1880 by Thomas Hovenden (1840 – 1895).
In front of a light monochrome background, the model is depicted in bust form slightly three-quarter-length, with a solemn expression.
Thomas Hovenden was an Irish-American painter known for his realistic genre scenes. Trained in Ireland and the United States, he settled in France between 1874 and 1880 where he studied with Alexandre Cabanel in Paris and stayed in Pont-Aven. Thomas Hovenden appears in the illustrated catalogues of the Salons of 1879 and 1880, published by F.-G. DUMAS.
The work is signed “Hovenden” on the left side, and dated 1880.
Frame dimensions :
Height : 38 cm
Width : 32,8 cm
Portrait dimensions :
Height : 25,8 cm
Width : 20,8 cm
Condition : good
