A small sepia-toned portrait photograph printed on ivory (image size, a 26 mm circle squared left and right to a maximum of 23 mm, on a support 50 × 25 mm)
We believe the subject to be the artist's father, Alexander Kauffmann (1823-July 1901), and that the fine head-and-shoulders portrait was taken after John Kauffmann's return from Europe in 1897. It is offered together with two small head-and-shoulders portrait photographs on opal glass; the subject in each case is a young child. They appear to be siblings, possibly relatives of the artist. The first one is a light brown-toned circular image, approximately 19 mm in diameter, on a slightly irregular piece of opal glass, 60 × 50 mm. The second one is also a light brown-toned circular image, approximately 71 mm in diameter, on a circular piece of opal glass, 87 mm in diameter; it is a charming piece of work. Provenance: from the family of John Kauffmann, by descent (and sold by Sotheby's Australia, 24 July 1988); private collection, Sydney.
Item #109909
Price (AUD):
$1,100.00