19th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Man With A Pulled Tooth

19th-Century French School, Portrait Of A Man With A Pulled ToothThis late 19th century French school portrait depicts a man holding his own bloodied tooth between some forceps. Hes taken a long drag on his pipe and yanked it out. Its intriguing to consider how the portrait came into being is it to emphasise his teeth pulling abilities? Is he a dentist? As if to say, dont worry, Ive done this before it wont hurt. Clearly it would! The portrait is held in a period giltwood foliate frame. Medium: Oil on woodOverall

The painting is signed William E Johnson

Schou has rendered these well with the ones in the foreground possessing a gentle sheen of accrued moisture

So how old is this gentleman and how did he end up discarded in a junk shop in Essex

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A colourful Summertime scene depicting the artist’s wife sunbathing by Vilhelm Holmgren (1863-1943)

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Many of his works depict everyday scenes in an impressionistic manner with cat paintings being quite a rarity

The young lad doesn’t seem particularly happy about the conversation and we can only wonder what’s being discussed

Condition: Very presentable

500 achieved for a mezzotint engraving in 2016

Some will see darkness

Kierpal enjoyed painting coastal scenes and some of his work is held in the National Museum of Szczecin