Help for a 19th century drawing unsigned

Hello.

I would like to ask you help for a drawing of 19th century
in style "art noveau" (pastel + color pencils).
The drawing is unsigned and the paper is glued on cardboard.
On the back there is nothing , no mark or word.
It measures 17 x 24 cm.
Any information or suggestions about drawing will be welcome.
Thank you in advance.

 

I would think early 20th century 1910-1920. I would not call it in the art noveau style. I would think a student or Sunday artist. The drawing would be better without the black. Does anyone else see a small figure standing on the hat?

 

Absolutely

 

With fairy wings? I think it's coincidental.

 

Yes, coincidental.
No fairy wings for me. It looks like he's doing some repair work:

 

What a pretty little bonnet! A type of hat that was fashionable in the 1870s. May we see a photograph of the back including frame?

Debora

 

In the back there is only the cardboard. The drawing paper is glued on the cardboard.

 

Thanks you for the description. Now will you post a photograph so we can assist you?

Debora

 

The number is the code object for used shop where I bought it.

 

I see that it is easily removable from the frame. I suggest you (carefully) do so. There may be helpful information to you underneath. Also, if you haven't already done so, I suggest you do a Google Images search to see if perhaps your piece is a copy.

Debora

 

The drawing is glued on the cardboard you can see up.
The front is the first photo , this it's the back. Stop.
There is nothing else.

 

Making searches on internet , I found only women with that type of hat , but only similar , not the same painting.

 

Just a guess, but it looks like someone was attempting a style of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

If you're inclined, maybe search his works and see if there's anything there.

 

The style of drawing "in negative" (drawing the external part , letting "blank" the internal one) was a technique quite used by some european painters across 1880 and 1920 ( among them Lautrec , Manet and others). I also have thought to a copy from some important painter but I wasn't able to find the original painting from which the copy.

 

This is an example of what I found searching on internet.

 

Absolutely, I do too!!

 

Thank you everyone for each contribution.

 

My imagination sees the figure on the hat, as also outlined by @sabre123 . Not sure whether it was intentional or not.

Besides being copied from another artwork, this might also be
1) inspired by a photograph.
2) inspired by the general look of several artworks and/or photographs, and not a direct copy of any in particular.

This could be quite difficult to determine, because of the several source possibilities. The members here have solved many difficult projects, though. I wish you good luck in the quest!

 

I've done a lot of searches but nothing !
I hope here you'll be luckier !