Harry Kluge, Courtyard

Harry Kluge, CourtyardThis mid 20th century oil painting by Danish artist Harry Kluge (1879 1963) depicts a view of a courtyard. Kluge was an accomplished painter of maritime scenes and buildings. Patinated walls, aged and rendered, create a textured surface, which frames a barred window. Its uneven, tonal, and sombre. Kluge had a fascination for unlikely beauty. Primarily known as a maritime painter, in his spare time, he tracked down interesting old structures and

These sizable life events occurred at a time when he’d become fixated

A fascinating survivor with an interesting historical context

16 October 1991 (lot 249)

His fascination for these other-worldly matters was brought to the fore during lengthy discussions with the poet William Blake

Théodore Rousseau (1812-1867) was one of the most accomplished and trained Van Luppen in Paris

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and breeches (or pantaloons)

A life-giving force

served on a silver platter

this songbird is liberated - the stark bars of the bedframe behind her

with some altering their surnames to avoid confusion

Therkildsen was raised in an agricultural setting and spent his career studying the environment around him