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Portrait of Ernst Josephson
Louise Catherine Breslau
1886 · Oil Paint, Canvas
An expressive and characterful portrait of the Swedish painter Ernst Josephson, rendered with confident, painterly brushwork.
$169
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Where it works
A quiet, grounding work with rich warm-brown color — holds a wall without competing for attention.
- Often works in
- Living Room · Library · Study
- Placement
- Strong for entryways, narrow walls, and vertical placements
- Walls
- Reads strongest on light or mid-tone walls
- Color notes
- Rich brown, Charcoal black, Soft gray
About the piece
This 1886 portrait by Louise Catherine Breslau captures fellow artist Ernst Josephson in a relaxed, bohemian moment. Sporting a straw hat and a loosely tied blue neckerchief, Josephson’s direct gaze and the curling smoke from his pipe lend the work a sense of immediate presence and personality typical of the late 19th-century European school.
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