19th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Young Lady With A Pink Sash Understated Robert Colot (1927-1993)

Robert Colot (1927-1993)

With her front foot firmly planted and arm extended

he gained access to the Academy in Düsseldorf

The portrait is unsigned but it’s clearly by a competent hand

Note how he's observed the angle of the reflections in the mirror and sketched in the engraving on the wall

19th-Century English School, Portrait Of A Young Lady With A Pink Sash Understated Robert Colot (1927-1993)This charming 19th century English school portrait depicts a lady wearing a white dress with a pink sash and bow. Her left arm rests upon a giltwood chair. Given her outfit, the portrait probably dates to around 1880 when styles had become noticeably more refined and lacked the weight of the previous decades. Large voluminous dresses had been replaced by simpler designs yet still retained trims and frills. Here, the lady is probably wearing a bustle,