Gosta Bohm, Portrait Of Marthe Bohm

Gosta Bohm, Portrait Of Marthe BohmAn expressive 20th century portrait depicting Marthe Bohm (1898 1972) by her husband, Gosta Bohm (1890 1981). Its been painted with energetic brushwork and plenty of impasto. Marthe was also a painter and she married Gosta in 1927. They met during their time at the Academy of Fine Arts in Dresden and both shared a love for colour and expression. Their lives were spent immersed in their art and its interesting to consider the various adventures they

The etching is 134/150 and signed in pencil

a red collar and gold buttons

An early 20th-century oil on canvas depicting an arrangement of beautiful flowers by classically trained German artist

His portraits are quite scarce so maybe he knew the lady (or her family) personally

the Virgin Mary appeared to a young girl

areas of light gently cascade across the mossy water

590 at auction in 1994

The painting is signed in the lower right and housed within a fine gilded Rococo revival frame with foliate decoration and swept corners

you’ll see a lady picking flowers by the river and holding a posy

plus black and white

This enchanting still life by Austrian artist

Another violent outburst later in life saw her chase a lady with a whip following an unfavourable biography