19th-Century Portrait Of A Gentleman With A Red Waistcoat people The painting is signed/dated in

The painting is signed/dated in the lower right and housed within an appropriate later frame

900 achieved for ‘Distracted’ (52cm x 74cm) at Christie’s in 1990

A large expressive oil painting from the late 60s by Swedish painter

the original

entitled ‘Surrey Landscape At Sunset’

19th-Century Portrait Of A Gentleman With A Red Waistcoat people The painting is signed/dated inA characterful late 19th century portrait of a rugged gentleman wearing a cravat, red waistcoat and brown overcoat. Hes a man with purpose and clearly too busy to shave. His outfit dates to around 1830, which is a little earlier than the portrait, so perhaps this is a copy of an older work. Or alternatively, could it be a portrait of an actor in costume? Perhaps a character from a Dickensian play, such as a Bill Sikes in Oliver Twist. The portrait is