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Artist: Louise Catherine Breslau (1856–1927)
Alternative names: Maria Luise Katharina Breslau
German-Swiss painter
Work location: Paris
Depicted people: Ernst Josephson
Title: Ernst Josephson, 1851-1906
Object type: Painting
Description: Despite the exceedingly informal style, Louise Breslau’s portrait of Ernst Josephson nevertheless resembles a role portrait. With his hat and carelessly tied cravat and the spirit glass standing in front of him, he appears to epitomise the Paris bohemian. The portrait is dated 1886 and may have been executed during a visit to the Swedish artist colleague Allan Österlind, who also lived in France and was a friend of Louise Breslau.
Date: 1886
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Height: 81.2 cm (32 in). Width: 65.5 cm (25.8 in).
Framed: Height: 94.5 cm (37.2 in). Width: 79 cm (31.1 in). Depth: 5 cm (2 in).
Gripsholm Castle
Inscriptions (Swedish): Signerad: L. C. Breslau 1886
SKU: 273702
