A Superb c.1900 British School Oil on Canvas; Portrait Study of an Elderly Gentleman sub-Curios so don't be sad

so don't be sad

with the tag showing ‘Excelsior’ by Ernest W

as exemplified in the simplicity of the panel in this piece

An unlikely find a century on

A Superb c.1900 British School Oil on Canvas; Portrait Study of an Elderly Gentleman sub-Curios so don't be sadOrigin: British Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 Canvas Height: 16. 5 inches Canvas Width: 11. 5 inches The framed and glazed oil on canvas depicting an elderly nude gentleman posed with his head resting on his clenched and raised fist, is presented in as found condition in the gilt frame, the work apparently unsigned surviving from the turn of the century. In entirely untouched and original condition the frame is