Brave Fine Art has dated this piece, with reference #SA1015126, to the 1920 period.
Extraordinary details are matched by exquisite colouring in this piece from 1925.
Broge was a master of such scenes, capturing innocuous moments with dextrous handling.
Note the light, which falls through a window on our left and illuminates the pages of her book. It’s sensitive, personal, and probably his home. His wife, Yrsa, was around 44 when this was produced.
Signed/dated lower right and held within a gilt frame.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Overall size: 26½” x 26½” / 67cm x 67cm
Year of creation: 1925
Labels & Inscriptions: Exhibition label on reverse.
Provenance: Private collection, Denmark.
Condition: Artwork presents well. Frame with some light wear.
Artist’s auction maximum: £10,375
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Alfred Broge was an accomplished Danish painter of landscapes and interior scenes. He trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts under prominent landscape artist Rudolph Bissen (1846-1911).
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Brave Fine Art has dated this piece, with reference #SA1015126, to the 1920 period.
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Alfred Broge, Kitchen Interior With Woman Reading - Oil Painting
