Carl August Gosch, Pair Of Portraits Traditional 21½” x 18” / 55cm

21½” x 18” / 55cm x 46cm

This beautifully understated painting achieves a modesty through its subtle variations of hue and simple graduated sky

It’s beautifully rendered and highly evocative with our lady holding her son like a newborn

The painting is housed in what appears to be its original frame

You can almost feel the chill in the air as you cast your eyes downriver towards the bridge in the distance

Carl August Gosch, Pair Of Portraits Traditional 21½” x 18” / 55cmA fine pair of mid 19th century portraits by German painter, Carl August Gosch (1821 1903). The relationship between the couple is unclear but its likely that theyre husband and wife. The portrait of the gentleman was produced in 1847, which is four years earlier than the portrait of the bonneted lady. In most cases, partner portraits were completed together, so its interesting to consider why these were painted so far apart. Perhaps one possible