Striking Oil on Board Portrait of Woman in Profile with Blue Earring miniature painted box 1868 and May 30

1868 and May 30

fairly heavy

Eagle: 4 1/2 x 3

imparting both a sense of calm and of the miraculous

Striking Oil on Board Portrait of Woman in Profile with Blue Earring miniature painted box 1868 and May 30I spotted this beauty from across the room and made a bee line for her. I've got a thing for paintings with very dark grounds, which lend a sort of mystery and elusiveness to their subjects, I think, and it's just right for setting off the pale skinned, red lipped profile of this fine featured woman, with blue drop earring matching the dab of blue to her eye. The portrait makes me think of both Vermeer and of African hairdresser signboards. Lovely. 7