Axel Nordgren, Alpine Landscape With Waterfall

Axel Nordgren, Alpine Landscape With WaterfallThis extensive late 19th century oil painting by Swedish artist Axel Nordgren (1828 1888) depicts a breathtaking view across a waterfall towards a partially cloud covered mountain in the Alps. A formidable onslaught of rushing water cascades over boulders its enduring sound ringing in the ears. A clutch of mature fir trees seems timid in comparison as fallen forestry lay strewn in its wake. A majestic peak, partially obscured, rises like a behemoth

Year of creation: 1936

his portrait remains an enchanting survivor of the fascinating Baroque period

dated verso

fur-covered wanderers captured the imagination and brought a gritty realism to the typical pastoral idyll

Delfont is relatively unknown but this is an accomplished work

“Have no care for tomorrow

interiors were adorned with the most luxurious of fineries

But a question remains as to whether the subject is actually French or English rather than Danish

so this is possibly a castle or stately home

Foss was a master of hilly terrain and he trained under the great P

so it’s plausible there were further studies

Housed in a good later frame and glazed