Robert Panitzsch, Sunlit Interior

Robert Panitzsch, Sunlit InteriorA large early 20th century interior scene by German Danish painter, Robert Panitzsch (1879 1949). A beautifully furnished drawing room is bathed in morning light as a seated woman undertakes some embroidery. This is a masterclass in how to handle light through a window and Panitzsch has observed the interior brilliantly. Robert Gustav Otto Panitzsch was born in Germany but later immigrated to Denmark and became a national. Hes particularly well known

If you look closely at the building on the left

Nicolas Lanier was the court musician and ‘Master of the King’s Music’ for Charles I and Charles II

A charming 19th-century oil on canvas depicting a Dutch rural scene with a cottage

Provenance Germany (originally Holland)

Year of creation 1879

17½” x 15” / 45cm x 39cm

Paul-Antoine Hallez was highly regarded during his lifetime and trained under Pharaon de Winter (1849-1924) and the brilliant portraitist Léon Bonnat (1833-1922)

Did they first meet when she began modelling for him

The Danes have a strong heritage of capturing an evocative atmosphere and Panitzsch would’ve enjoyed the inspiration

the landscape increases in lightness as it gently fades from view

Per Sture Ferdinand Ekengren (1918-1996)

A fine early 20th-century pastoral scene with a mean-looking bull and several grazing sheep