Old World Portraits
Portrait of a Young Māori Woman with Moko
Louis John Steele
A striking late 19th-century portrait of a young Māori woman adorned with traditional pounamu and a ceremonial cloak.
Old World Portraits
Scholarly portraits and old-world figures with gravity.
Richly dressed sitters, formal poses, and darker palettes give these portraits their stately, old-world presence.
Old World Portraits
Mrs. L. A. Abrahams
Tom Roberts
A refined 19th-century portrait of a woman in a quiet, flower-filled interior by Tom Roberts.
Old World Portraits
Smike Streeton
Tom Roberts
An intimate and spirited profile portrait of Australian artist Arthur 'Smike' Streeton, captured with masterful impressionistic brushwork.