Carsten Henrichsen, Coastal Landscape with Mother & Child, 19th Century Oil Painting

19th century

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Description

A fine 19th-century landscape painting depicting a woman and child walking along a coastal track under a vast sky.

The artist, Carsten Henrichsen (1824-1897) has captured the wind-swept scenery perfectly and the whole composition seems to be leaning left. The bush on the right of the couple appears to have grown diagonally with the wind whipping across the open landscape.

Henrichsen trained at the Royal Academy in Copenhagen and often painted views along the Danish coastline. Part of Copenhagen is situated on an island known as Zealand, which was another popular spot for artists to draw and study.

Henrichsen received the Neuhausen Award in 1855 and his works are held in private collections worldwide.

The painting is monogrammed in the lower right and housed within a 19th-century gilded frame that’s probably the original.

Medium: Oil on canvas

Overall size: 25” x 19” / 64cm x 49cm

Year of creation: 1875

Provenance: Denmark

Condition: Light craquelure in areas and the canvas could perhaps do with a clean to restore its vibrancy. This can be arranged if you wish.

Artist’s auction highlight: £3,624 achieved for ‘Fredriksberg Castle, Denmark’ in 2018.

Physical Dimensions

Height

49cm (19.29")

Width

64cm (25.20")

Depth

4cm (1.57")

Declaration

Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA725345

Description

A fine 19th-century landscape painting depicting a woman and child walking along a coastal track under a vast sky.

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The artist, Carsten Henrichsen (1824-1897) has captured the wind-swept scenery perfectly and the whole composition seems to be leaning left.

Brave Fine Art

The bush on the right of the couple appears to have grown diagonally with the wind whipping across the open landscape.

fig 1. Carsten Henrichsen, Coastal Landscape With Mother & Child, 19th Century Oil Painting — fig 1. Carsten Henrichsen, Coastal Landscape with Mother & Child, 19th Century Oil Painting

Henrichsen trained at the Royal Academy in Copenhagen and often painted views along the Danish coastline. Part of Copenhagen is situated on an island known as Zealand, which was another popular spot for artists to draw and study.