Richard Faulhammer, The Gardener

Richard Faulhammer, The GardenerThis early 20th century oil painting by Austrian artist Richard Faulhammer (1883 1951) depicts a middle aged gardener at work. Dressed in a brown waistcoat, trousers and white shirt, he plunges the spade into the earth. Looking towards us with the focused expression of a busy man. Roses extend along the wall behind him. Faulhammer was an enigmatic artist who produced a wide variety of work covering entirely diverse subjects. From the horrors of war to

in particular

it was hoped she would

A fine turn of the century Danish school portrait of a young lady in a white dress and red wrap

On the back wall

Fontaine often explored the countryside around Stockholm

800 achieved for an oil painting in 1996

probably a short story

an evening at the theatre was rarely about the performance itself

one of the most influential Danish painters of all time

000 achieved for ‘Summer Days’ at Christie’s in 2013

It’s an accomplished work that evokes the mood of a peaceful evening in the British countryside

you may think that the portrait dates to the early 20th-century or later