Josef Jungwirth, Sketch With Olivia In A Green Dress Portrait He trained initially as a

He trained initially as a blacksmith before working for porcelain manufacturer Bing & Grondahl

Artist’s auction highlight: £400

Snell has captured this scene beautifully

Medium Oil on panel

Josef Jungwirth, Sketch With Olivia In A Green Dress Portrait He trained initially as aAn energetic early 20th century study of a lady by Austrian artist, Josef Jungwirth (1869 1950). With broad vigorous brushmarks, the artist has given the subject character and life. The paint is applied confidently and probably at speed. It feels like a piece completed in a few hours, perhaps with a single sitting. Her right ear is little more than a blur and her shimmering lips are poised to talk. Deliberate techniques to give the portrait a sense of