Hans Andreasen Hessellund, Farmhouse Interior Scene with Family - Antique Oil Painting

19th century

Sold by Brave Fine Art

Description

A fine 19th-century interior scene by academy-trained Danish artist, Hans Andreasen Hessellund (1851-1907). It depicts a family with the mother standing as she looks across to a gentleman who appears to be holding some kind of object. While a second gentleman, perhaps her husband, is glancing over the top of his spectacles. The attention to detail here is exquisite and we particularly enjoy the young lad on the right eating his lunch.

Hans Andreasen Hessellund was the son of a farmer and his works tend to capture everyday moments within rural Danish homes. Several of his scenes have appeared at the leading auction houses, such as Christie’s and Sotheby’s.

The painting is signed in the lower left and housed within a period frame.

Medium: Oil on canvas

Overall size: 29” x 27” / 74cm x 68cm

Year of creation: c. 1890

Provenance: Denmark

Condition: Overall very presentable. Canvas relined. Frame with some age-related wear.

Physical Dimensions

Height

68cm (26.77")

Width

74cm (29.13")

Depth

4cm (1.57")

Declaration

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

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA863651

Description

A fine 19th-century interior scene by academy-trained Danish artist, Hans Andreasen Hessellund (1851-1907).

“

It depicts a family with the mother standing as she looks across to a gentleman who appears to be holding some kind of object.

Brave Fine Art

While a second gentleman, perhaps her husband, is glancing over the top of his spectacles. The attention to detail here is exquisite and we particularly enjoy the young lad on the right eating his lunch.

fig 1. Hans Andreasen Hessellund, Farmhouse Interior Scene With Family - Antique Oil Painting — fig 1. Hans Andreasen Hessellund, Farmhouse Interior Scene with Family - Antique Oil Painting

Hans Andreasen Hessellund was the son of a farmer and his works tend to capture everyday moments within rural Danish homes. Several of his scenes have appeared at the leading auction houses, such as Christie’s and Sotheby’s.