A Fin de siècle Beauty Neutral not to mention sentimental value

not to mention sentimental value

a girl lost in thought or perhaps regret

Atlanta in February 2012

The artist Karin van Leyden had an extraordinary life

No 451 as 'The Gundy Man'

A Fin de siècle Beauty Neutral not to mention sentimental valueThis delightful little portrait is a typical work by Thomas, many of his oils were on the smaller scale and the majority depicting beautiful women he encountered in the Caf Society around Brussels. We will never know whether this was a friend, lover or even a complete stranger sat at an adjoining table, but he captures a moment in a life, a girl lost in thought or perhaps regret, unaware of the artists gaze.