Attr. Bertha Dorph Danish School Oil Portrait Study Young Girl Wearing A Crown Circa.1900 Athlete in his house

in his house

The Press named her one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award

Provenance: Percy James Westwood (1878-1958) and by descent

Presented by Alderman John Brown J

Possibly an example of the artist's brief experimentation with pastel

Attr. Bertha Dorph Danish School Oil Portrait Study Young Girl Wearing A Crown Circa.1900 Athlete in his houseAttr. Bertha Dorph 1875 1960. Danish School Circa. 1900. Oil on canvas. Portrait of a young woman wearing a crown. Original carved giltwood frame. 39 by 49 cms. Bertha Dorph, born Bertha Olga Vilhelmine Herlich Green, was a prominent Danish painter. She married the painter Niels Vinding Dorph in 1900. Her work frequently focused on portraits, including many depictions of children and young women characterized by a fine psychological sense.