Edvard Petersen, Forest View, Fussingø, Jutland - Antique Oil Painting

19th century

Sold by Brave Fine Art

Description

This 19th-century oil on canvas depicts a wooded view within the attractive forests of Jutland, Denmark. The colouring is simple yet sublime - earthy natural tones working in harmony to describe nature’s splendour.

The artist, Edvard Petersen (1841-1911), has us standing on a worn woodland track - essentially a ditch cut into the landscape. On either side, the earth is raised, possibly too steep to clamber up. While ahead, a wall of pines form a barricade to a further view. A glimpse of a golden hue hints at open scenery beyond.

During the 1860s/70s, Edvard Petersen worked in a style influenced by one of the masters of romantic Danish landscape painting, Vilhelm Kyhn (1819-1903). Kyhn’s landscapes are often exquisitely rendered and celebrate an idealised view of nature.

The painting is monogrammed, dated and housed within a gilt frame.

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Medium: Oil on canvas laid on wood

Overall size: 17” x 20½” / 43cm x 52cm

Year of creation: 1871

Condition: Craquelure in areas. Frame with light wear.

Artist’s Auction Highlight: £21,938 achieved for ‘Gadeparti fra Rom’ at an auction in 2007

Physical Dimensions

Height

43cm (16.93")

Width

52cm (20.47")

Depth

4cm (1.57")

Declaration

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

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA877175

Description

This 19th-century oil on canvas depicts a wooded view within the attractive forests of Jutland, Denmark.

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The colouring is simple yet sublime - earthy natural tones working in harmony to describe nature’s splendour.

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fig 1. Edvard Petersen, Forest View, Fussingø, Jutland - Antique Oil Painting

The artist, Edvard Petersen (1841-1911), has us standing on a worn woodland track - essentially a ditch cut into the landscape. On either side, the earth is raised, possibly too steep to clamber up. While ahead, a wall of pines form a barricade to a further view. A glimpse of a golden hue hints at open scenery beyond.

fig 2. Edvard Petersen, Forest View, Fussingø, Jutland - Antique Oil Painting

During the 1860s/70s, Edvard Petersen worked in a style influenced by one of the masters of romantic Danish landscape painting, Vilhelm Kyhn (1819-1903). Kyhn’s landscapes are often exquisitely rendered and celebrate an idealised view of nature.