Portret de femeie cu lorgnion

The surface bears faint, pencil‑like strokes in red and blue near the upper left and a darker smudge centrally, hinting at gestural experimentation. A small red stamp with alphanumeric characters in the lower right marks the work, underscoring its status as a study or archival piece rather than a finished painting.

Created circa 1850, the piece aligns with a period in Iser’s career when he explored the limits of representation. Its current location and ownership are not documented in the provided information, and the red stamp may indicate a cataloguing or institutional accession number.

Iser’s oeuvre includes investigations of space and form, often employing sparse compositions to challenge traditional narrative content. This work exemplifies that approach, using the void as a compositional element and questioning the expectations of portraiture in the mid‑nineteenth century.