Mr Rigaud Rare painting slightly above on the left

slightly above on the left

4" / 42cm x 52cm

Signed: Isidore Rosenstock (1880-1956)

4" x 11" /  19

Emotion is vivid in this example of Mestrallet's painting with brush strokes that are both thick and compact

Mr Rigaud Rare painting slightly above on the leftOriginal old portrait from Europe: 19th century Italian School oil on canvas dedicated (in Italian) to a very dear friend, Otavio Rigaud, and signed below (illegible) in the center left. The canvas is smooth and well distributed. A portrait with a beautiful light carried by the brown ochre and fauve background and the dark contrast of the sitter's costume. The sitter's expression is complex and his fine nuances of skin color create real depth. The