Ludvig Luplau Janssen, Children Dancing in a Forest Glade

Name: Ludvig Luplau Janssen, Children Dancing in a Forest Glade
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA984991
Availability: SoldOut

1900 - 1920

Sold by Brave Fine Art

Description

This early 20th-century oil painting by Danish artist Ludvig Luplau Janssen (1869-1927) depicts two children dancing in a forest glade.

A mother, seated upon a circular tree bench in the shade, holds a newborn. Her lilac dress paired with a pink sun hat. While ahead, two children dance under a radiant sun. It’s a typically animated scene by Janssen - a painter of movement and jovial family moments.

The brushwork here captures a sense of youthful exuberance, the figures are a blur of excitement, and you can almost hear the laughter. While the trees are an amalgam of various green tones, set above pinkish dashes to indicate verticals. Usually, Jansson’s works possess greater refinement, but this is a simple passing moment captured ‘en plein air’ for posterity. It’s probably his own family during a trip. In 1905, he was married to Marie Borup.

Signed in the lower left and framed.

Medium: Oil on canvas

Overall size: 34” x 20” / 87cm x 51cm

Year of creation: c. 1905

Condition: Artwork presents well. Fine craquelure but the paint is stable. Frame with some light wear.

Artist’s auction maximum: £8,576

Ludvig Luplau Janssen trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, PS Kroyer’s Painting School and the Academy Ranon, Paris. He exhibited widely including at the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition, The Free Exhibition, and The Secession, Berlin.

Learn more about Ludvig Luplau Janssen in our directory.

Physical Dimensions

Height

51cm (20.08")

Width

87cm (34.25")

Declaration

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

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA984991

Description

This early 20th-century oil painting by Danish artist Ludvig Luplau Janssen (1869-1927) depicts two children dancing in a forest glade.

A mother, seated upon a circular tree bench in the shade, holds a newborn. Her lilac dress paired with a pink sun hat. While ahead, two children dance under a radiant sun. It’s a typically animated scene by Janssen - a painter of movement and jovial family moments.

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The brushwork here captures a sense of youthful exuberance, the figures are a blur of excitement, and you can almost hear the laughter.

Brave Fine Art

While the trees are an amalgam of various green tones, set above pinkish dashes to indicate verticals. Usually, Jansson’s works possess greater refinement, but this is a simple passing moment captured ‘en plein air’ for posterity. It’s probably his own family during a trip. In 1905, he was married to Marie Borup.

fig 1. Ludvig Luplau Janssen, Children Dancing In A Forest Glade — fig 1. Ludvig Luplau Janssen, Children Dancing in a Forest Glade

Signed in the lower left and framed.

Medium: Oil on canvas

Overall size: 34” x 20” / 87cm x 51cm

Year of creation: c. 1905

Condition: Artwork presents well. Fine craquelure but the paint is stable. Frame with some light wear.

fig 2. Ludvig Luplau Janssen, Children Dancing In A Forest Glade — fig 2. Ludvig Luplau Janssen, Children Dancing in a Forest Glade

Artist’s auction maximum: £8,576

Ludvig Luplau Janssen trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, PS Kroyer’s Painting School and the Academy Ranon, Paris. He exhibited widely including at the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition, The Free Exhibition, and The Secession, Berlin.

Learn more about Ludvig Luplau Janssen in our directory.