The Reader painting 1" / 59cm x 74

1" / 59cm x 74

The frame has several lacks and impacts in linear form

20th-century French School oil painting on wood

and yet looks like he doesn't want to be sitting for a painting

Materials: Oil on wood with an antique wooden frame

The Reader painting 1" / 59cm x 74A 20th century English school oil on canvas, signed by Emily Bach, an artist active across the 19th and 20th centuries, and dated 1902. The canvas has a smoothness upon touch. Featured in this work is a three quarter bust portrait of a man, captured with precise and consistent brushstrokes. He is depicted in a thoughtful pose, cheek resting on his hand, set against the backdrop of a library with an open book in his lap. A notable highlight of the