Viggo Pedersen, Zealand Landscape With Cottages

Viggo Pedersen, Zealand Landscape With CottagesThis early 20th century oil painting by Danish artist Viggo Pedersen (1854 1926) depicts a picturesque countryside view with cottages. Its one of his later works and exemplifies his rhythmical approach to brushwork during this period. A twisting tree on the left frames our view, which extends diagonally across the canvas, past a dense copse, and out towards distant hills. At every juncture, nature is described energetically via deft marks applied with

It’s likely that this work was discovered fairly recently in a portfolio and saved

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 19½” x 23” / 50cm x 59cmYear of creation: 1914Provenance: EnglandCondition: Very presentable with minor restorations

Illustrations from the period show him as quite a plain-looking gentleman

It’s easy to imagine that this was once attributed to an 18th-century master but perhaps that’s been lost over time

Medium: Oil on boardOverall size: 17” x 22” / 44cm x 56cmYear of creation: c

Just Mathias Wilde

Good overall condition

Its warm graduated tints shift from yellow to ochre - its fire dramatised with impasto

Medium: Etching on laid paper

This enchanting landscape painting by English artist

German forces advanced into Denmark

Her friends are enveloped in the revelry of dance while she sits nervously in contemplation