Josef Jungwirth, Sketch With Olivia In A Green Dress Portrait Snell has captured this scene

Snell has captured this scene beautifully

the painting fits with the approach taken by the Barbizon group of artists who were active between 1830-1870

By doing so

he became acquainted with the French Barbizon painters who were the first to truly embrace painting en plein air

You may notice that the shape is similar to a Roman helmet - this is in homage to the fact that Linz was founded by the Romans

Josef Jungwirth, Sketch With Olivia In A Green Dress Portrait Snell has captured this sceneAn 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