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Niels Frederik Schiøttz-jensen, Travelling Family, Capri - Antique Oil Painting

19th century
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This buoyant late 19th-century oil painting by Danish artist Niels Frederik Schiøttz-Jensen (1855-1941) depicts a coastal view in Capri, Italy, with a travelling family. Schiøttz-Jensen was a celebrated painter of landscapes, figures and scenes.

A loyal donkey trudges along a mountain path carrying a caprese traveller and his pack, while a woman and young boy walk behind. The light is irresistible and quintessentially Mediterranean, enlivening the glimmering sea as it stretches towards a tinted horizon.

Italy was a popular destination for Danish artists and Schiøttz-Jensen was no exception, capturing numerous views here. He had a love affair with Capri and visited at least four times - in 1886 (along with Pompei), in 1891/2, in 1900, and in 1908. During his sojourn in 1892, he produced a study of the donkey rider we see here, so we can assume that this piece was done around the same time.

Schiøttz-Jensen studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Art in Copenhagen and later in Paris at the Académie Colarossi. His work was widely exhibited during his lifetime and he was awarded the Academy Art Prize twice along with the first class annual medal in 1895.

Signed in the lower right and held within a later frame.

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Medium: Oil on canvas

Overall size: 32½” x 25½” / 82cm x 65cm

Year of creation: c. 1892

Provenance: Private collection, Denmark.

Condition: Cleaned. Areas of fine and settled craquelure. The paint layer is stable. Frame in excellent condition.

Artist’s auction maximum: £31,000 for ‘Lady Reading (1894)’, Oil on canvas, Sotheby’s, 19th Century European Paintings, London, 15 June 2004 (lot 324).

Our reference: BRV1967

Physical Dimensions
Height
65cm (25.59")
Width
82cm (32.28")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Declaration

Brave Fine Art has dated this Antique Oil Painting to the 1890s.

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SA1116304
Description
This buoyant late 19th-century oil painting by Danish artist Niels Frederik Schiøttz-Jensen (1855-1941) depicts a coastal view in Capri, Italy, with a travelling family. Schiøttz-Jensen was a celebrated painter of landscapes, figures and scenes.
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A loyal donkey trudges along a mountain path carrying a caprese traveller and his pack, while a woman and young boy walk behind.
Brave Fine Art

The light is irresistible and quintessentially Mediterranean, enlivening the glimmering sea as it stretches towards a tinted horizon.

fig 1. An antique framed oil painting depicting figures travelling with a donkey along a coastal pathway beneath a clear blue sky.
fig 1. Niels Frederik Schiøttz-jensen, Travelling Family, Capri - Antique Oil Painting

Italy was a popular destination for Danish artists and Schiøttz-Jensen was no exception, capturing numerous views here. He had a love affair with Capri and visited at least four times - in 1886 (along with Pompei), in 1891/2, in 1900, and in 1908. During his sojourn in 1892, he produced a study of the donkey rider we see here, so we can assume that this piece was done around the same time.

fig 2. An antique framed oil painting depicting figures travelling with a donkey along a coastal pathway beneath a clear blue sky.
fig 2. Niels Frederik Schiøttz-jensen, Travelling Family, Capri - Antique Oil Painting

Schiøttz-Jensen studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Art in Copenhagen and later in Paris at the Académie Colarossi. His work was widely exhibited during his lifetime and he was awarded the Academy Art Prize twice along with the first class annual medal in 1895.

fig 3. An antique framed oil painting depicting figures travelling with a donkey along a coastal pathway beneath a clear blue sky.
fig 3. Niels Frederik Schiøttz-jensen, Travelling Family, Capri - Antique Oil Painting

Signed in the lower right and held within a later frame.

Learn more about Niels Frederik Schiøttz-Jensen in our directory.

Medium: Oil on canvas

Overall size: 32½” x 25½” / 82cm x 65cm

Year of creation: c. 1892

fig 4. An antique framed oil painting depicting figures travelling with a donkey along a coastal pathway beneath a clear blue sky.
fig 4. Niels Frederik Schiøttz-jensen, Travelling Family, Capri - Antique Oil Painting

Provenance: Private collection, Denmark.

Condition: Cleaned. Areas of fine and settled craquelure. The paint layer is stable. Frame in excellent condition.

Artist’s auction maximum: £31,000 for ‘Lady Reading (1894)’, Oil on canvas, Sotheby’s, 19th Century European Paintings, London, 15 June 2004 (lot 324).

Our reference: BRV1967

Height
65cm (25.59")
Width
82cm (32.28")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Date of Manufacture

Brave Fine Art has dated this Antique Oil Painting to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1116304
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  • ObjectWall Art
  • Period19th century
  • StyleRealism
  • MaterialCanvas, Oil Paint, Wood, Gilt
  • ColourMuted Blue
  • MotifsFigurative scene, Coastal landscape, Ornate gilded frame
  • SizeH 65 cm (26 in) x W 82 cm (32 in) x D 5 cm (2 in)

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Nineteenth-century European oil paintings often focus on realism, romanticism, or genre scenes, capturing everyday life, landscapes, and historical narratives with meticulous brushwork and atmospheric lighting.

Traditional pieces typically utilise woven linen or cotton canvases stretched over wooden stretcher frames, painted with ground pigment suspended in linseed or walnut oil, and housed in hand-carved, gilded wooden frames.

Authenticity is determined by examining the canvas weave, age-related craquelure in the paint layer, stretcher frame construction, artist signatures, and inspecting the canvas under ultraviolet light for modern restorations.

An antique oil painting can serve as a striking focal point in a modern room by hanging it against neutral walls to create a sophisticated juxtaposition between historical depth and contemporary minimalism.

Preserve antique paintings by keeping them away from direct sunlight and high humidity, maintaining stable indoor temperatures, avoiding harsh chemical cleaners on the canvas or frame, and consulting a professional art conservator for cleaning.
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