A Fin de siècle Beauty Neutral a girl lost in thought

a girl lost in thought or perhaps regret

not to mention sentimental value

fall out of the ownership of their sitter’s descendants

No 451 as 'The Gundy Man'

Atlanta in February 2012

A Fin de siècle Beauty Neutral a girl lost in thoughtThis 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.