SOLD 19th C. Reverse Glass Portrait of Woman in Red, White and Blue catherineholm lotus bowl (once) clear glaze over most

(once) clear glaze over most of the body

Plenty of irregularities

proudly signed by a Mary E

molding and picture frames

I have to think this concrete arm is a remnant of an outdoor statue

SOLD 19th C. Reverse Glass Portrait of Woman in Red, White and Blue catherineholm lotus bowl (once) clear glaze over mostI find reverse glass paintings pretty magical feeling things, and love the luminosity of this small portrait, with the face of this woman in braids seeming absolutely as if glowing from within. Mid 19th c. continental European and I'd guess French in her red, white and blue. Clearly the painting was once in a frame, with a dark outline left on the glass but I think all the better without it, so as to prop her somewhere with light coming through, which