766 - J. Fritz, Biedermeier portrait of a young woman in green dress with lace collar, in an oval, 1848

J. Fritz, Biedermeier portrait of a young woman in green dress with lace collar, in an oval, 1848 Oil on canvas, relined, signed and dated 1848 centre right, portrait of a young woman in a painted oval against a brown ground, the dark hair parted, with ear pendants, dressed in a dark green dress with white lace collar, a bow and a small pink rose blossom, a pink fabric draped around the shoulders, gazing at the viewer, good condition commensurate with age, paint losses, retouching, craquelure, image 30x27 cm (HxW), in a newer frame, frame minimally rubbed, frame width 5 cm The portrait, already the predominant subject of painting in the 18th century, further consolidated its position in the Biedermeier period. Characteristic of Biedermeier portraits is a matter-of-fact, sober rendering of the sitters. With portraitists such as the Prussian court painter Franz Krüger, the predominantly bourgeois public became the main subject. The women's fashion of the time emphasised the waist, complemented by voluminous sleeves and hair buns.