Artist Portrait antique portrait 8" / 39cm x 25cm

8" / 39cm x 25cm

The architecture is rendered with bold forms and expressive color

The artwork is complemented by a refined light-carved wooden frame

grounded moment far from the academic traditions that came before

20th-century French school painting on hardboard with annotations on the back

Artist Portrait antique portrait 8" / 39cm x 25cm20th century portrait, which is signed A. Berthault, 1928, in the upper left hand corner. This portrait is believed to be a self portrait of the painter himself, and matches his age. Auguste Berthault (1862 1942), was a French painter from Nievre, the department located in central east France. He was mainly a watercolor painter, who ventured into oils later in his life and career. This self portrait demonstrates a talent for light, and softness. The