15 - O. BRANDT (1828-1892), Sketch: a child in traditional Italian dress, Pencil

O. BRANDT (1828-1892), Sketch: a child in traditional Italian dress, Pencil Otto Brandt (1828 Berlin - 1892 Olevano Romano): Sketch of a child in Italian costume with the headdress typical of the region, 19th century, Pencil Technique: Pencil on Paper, mounted on Paper Stamp: – Collector's stamp, Lugt no.: 3549. Erhard Oskar Kaps. Leipzig. 20th century, 19th century – Verso Collector's stamp, Lugt no.: 3951. Unknown/not identified. Mark: "Sammlung Scharfen". unknown. 20th century Inscription: Signed at the lower right margin. With watermark in the paper. On the reverse left with collector's stamp "EK" in a circle (Sammlung Erhard Oskar Kaps, Leipzig, L.3549). And on the right with round stamp: "Sammlung Scharfen" (L. 3549). Date: 19th century Description: The child holds a book to his chest with his left hand. The right hand rests on his hip. The full-length portrait drawing is unfinished. Parts of the left half of the body are missing. Brandt studied at the Royal Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin. From 1850 to 1852 he worked as an illustrator in Berlin. From 1850 to 1856 he took part in the Berlin academy exhibitions, around 1853 he was in Paris, where he studied in the studio of Léon Cogniet. Residing in Rome from 1854, Brandt was mainly active as a genre and landscape painter. Keywords: Traditional costume, Italian costume, Italian headdress, sketch, child portrait, 19th century, Realism, Portraits, Germany, Size: Paper: 22,0 cm x 15,7 cm (8,7 x 6,2 in) Condition: Good condition. The paper has discoloured slightly and is sporadically stained in places. Slightly creased at upper and lower margin. With small puncture holes centrally at the upper margin.