Old World Portraits
Portrait of J. Vavrečan
Peter Michal Bohúň
A dignified mid-19th-century portrait of a gentleman, capturing a sense of quiet authority and scholarly character.
Portrait of a Builder
Unknown Artist
1850 · Oil Paint, Canvas
A dignified mid-19th-century oil portrait of a builder, rendered with a moody palette and focused realism.
$129
For the selected configuration
From $129
3 frame sizes
Frame size
Frame color
Mount
Paper type
Glaze
Made to order in ~2 business days · Free U.S. standard shipping (typically 5–8 business days after dispatch)
Where it works
A weightier piece with steady character with softened warm notes — holds a formal wall with confidence.
- Often works in
- Library · Study · Office
- Placement
- Reads best as a confident vertical anchor
- Walls
- Best where a lighter wall gives it room to show
- Color notes
- Charcoal black
About the piece
Attributed to an anonymous Central European painter active in the 1850s, this portrait depicts a man identified as a builder. He is shown half-length, holding a carpenter's square, with his direct gaze and steady posture reflecting the professional dignity of the period. The work is characterized by deep tonal values and a masterful treatment of the sitter's features, typical of bourgeois portraiture of the mid-19th century.
More like this
