Oil and gold leaf on arched panel, signed at lower center, with labels to verso, artist framed with carved arched opening for panel.

Sight size 9 3/4 x 7 in.; Frame dimensions 14 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.

From the Estate of the late Kurt Blankmeyer, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Normunds Braslins is a well-known Latvian artist who specializes in painting, drawing, and photography. He attended the Art Academy of Latvia and went on to become the head of the Drawing Department. His work celebrates and modernizes Early Renaissance figural painting, with a focus on classical motifs and the human form.

Barely-visible flaking spot around edge of panel and few minor flaking spots to frame.

$1,000 - 3,000