Gustave Krabansky (French, 1852-1903), Portrait of a Woman in Black

Oil on canvas (lined), signed and dated 1879 at lower left, presented in a period appropriate gilt composition frame.

SS 36 x 28.25 in.; DOA 46 x 38 in.

Private Collection, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

A classical French academic painter, he was an officer of the order of Nicham Iftikar, a member of the jury of l'École nationale des Arts industriels de Roubaix, a member of the commission of la Société artistique du Nord, and other honors.

Faint craquelure; minor scattered re-touch visible under UV light; attractively restored frame.

$1,000 - 2,000