"Color study of a young lady portrait: characteristic technique of Lenbach"

(1836 Schröbenhausen - 1904 Munich) attributed; Portrait of a young lady. A sensitive and characterizing portrait study in which the color tone of the paint cardboard is incorporated into the visual effect, with color only being applied in raised areas. This is a characteristic technique of Lenbach, who was trained at the Munich Academy by Karl Theodor von Piloty and became a sought-after portraitist of the nobility, bourgeoisie, and prominent figures in politics, society, science, and culture from 1868 onwards. Charcoal and chalk over pencil on cardboard. Verso inscribed "Lady Curzon (/) Franz von Lenbach 1888" and with exhibition number. 30.8 cm x 30.4 cm. Framed.