Oil painting portrait with a signature. Difficult to read. Looks like Maly 1891. Picture was framed in Austris.
11 x 13.5 "
Hello, this item is an oil on canvas portrait dated 1891 and attributed to an artist possibly named Maly. The work measures approximately 11 x 13.5 inches and depicts a young woman in three-quarter view with a serene expression and softly modeled features, wearing a brown dress with a white neckline. The delicate treatment of light and the restrained palette reflect late 19th-century Central European academic style. The reverse bears a framer’s label from Franz Preininger, an art dealer and gilder active in Vienna during the late 1800s, confirming Austrian provenance.
The painting remains in very good condition, showing natural surface wear consistent with age and retaining its original carved and gilt frame. While the artist is not widely recorded, the execution quality suggests formal training, possibly within an academy or private atelier. Comparable unsigned or regionally attributed 19th-century Austrian portraits of similar quality generally achieve between 500 and 900 USD at auction.