Edvard Lehmann, Landscape with Older Gentleman, 19th Century Danish Landscape Painting

1900 - 1920

Sold by Brave Fine Art

Description

A fine late 19th-century oil on canvas depicting an older gentleman walking along a track through a heath landscape. The artist, Edvard Lehmann (1815-1892), has captured his posture nicely and used an array of skilfully considered marks to create the piece.

Lehmann studied at the Royal Danish Academy in his hometown of Copenhagen. He’s known predominantly for his interior scenes and he also worked at the Royal Danish Theatre as a costume draughtsman.

The painting is monogrammed in the lower left and housed within a gilded frame with a name plaque.

Medium: Oil on canvas

Overall size: 23” x 18” / 59cm x 46cm

Year of creation: c. 1900

Provenance: Denmark

Condition: Very good overall. Frame with some light wear.

Artist’s auction highlight: £4,564 achieved for ‘Nord og Syd’ at auction in 2006.

Physical Dimensions

Height

46cm (18.11")

Width

59cm (23.23")

Depth

3cm (1.18")

Declaration

Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA793202

Description

A fine late 19th-century oil on canvas depicting an older gentleman walking along a track through a heath landscape.

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The artist, Edvard Lehmann (1815-1892), has captured his posture nicely and used an array of skilfully considered marks to create the piece.

Brave Fine Art

fig 1. Edvard Lehmann, Landscape With Older Gentleman, 19th Century Danish Landscape Painting — fig 1. Edvard Lehmann, Landscape with Older Gentleman, 19th Century Danish Landscape Painting

Lehmann studied at the Royal Danish Academy in his hometown of Copenhagen. He’s known predominantly for his interior scenes and he also worked at the Royal Danish Theatre as a costume draughtsman.

The painting is monogrammed in the lower left and housed within a gilded frame with a name plaque.