von Kaulbach, Friedrich August, 1850 Munich - 1920 Ohlstadt near Murnau am Staffelsee, oil on canvas, mounted on stretcher, 1917, portrait of the Spanish dancer Rosario Guerrero, with a penetrating gaze and a discreet smile on her lips, signed and dated in the lower left third, the painting makes an unfinished impression, the focus is clearly on the model's face and her expression, Friedrich August Kaulbach, Ritter von Kaulbach since 1884, is known for his decoratively rapturous portraits of mainly female society in the French style of the 19th century. A sketch-like finish is not unusual in his portraits of women, large portrait format, 92 cm x 73 cm, in a magnificent frame with grape decoration (please note shipping instructions)

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