Eugen von Blaas | YOUNG GIRL WITH A BASKET OF FLOWERS
Auction Closed
February 2, 06:45 PM GMT
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Eugen von Blaas
1843 - 1931
AUSTRIAN
YOUNG GIRL WITH A BASKET OF FLOWERS
signed Eugen von Blaas and dated 1894 (lower right)
oil on panel
21 1/4 by 13 3/4 in.
54 by 34.9 cm
Sale: Nagel Auktionen, Stuttgart, September 26, 2003, lot 1329, illustrated (as Bildnis eines jungen italienischen Mädchens mit lockigem Haar, das einen mit bunten Rosen gefüllten Korb am Arm trägt)
Richard Green, London
Acquired from the above by 2004
Young Girl with a Basket of Flowers features a young girl, possibly a flower seller, carrying a basket of meticulously painted roses. Her colorful costume and accessories stand out against the undefined background, which further demonstrates Eugen von Blaas' painterly skill. The viewer meets the girl’s intense yet trustful gaze for merely a moment, before she will return to a day’s work.