Christian Zwaan, Domestic Bliss

Christian Zwaan, Domestic BlissThis gentle early 20th century oil on canvas by Dutch artist Christiaan Zwaan (1882 1964) depicts an interior scene with a young family. Its a representation of domestic bliss with an emphasis on the bond between a mother and child. Zwaan was a reputable artist and a specialist of domestic scenes such as this. During the early to mid 20th century, numerous Dutch artists focused their brushes on scenes which portrayed a rose tinted idyll of life for

she’s probably a Roman Catholic (the predominant religion in Austria at the time)

The painting is dated and signed in cyrillic in the lower right

Julius Jacobus Van De Sande Bakhuijzen (1835-1925) was a member of the Hague School group of painters that worked between 1860 and 1890

the gentleman is carrying a sword but most of it has been lost over time

canvas a little undulant

1870Provenance: EnglandCondition: Very presentable

A peaceful landscape painting depicting a view in Virkland across to the Thorsø hills by Danish artist Harald Foss (1843-1922)

This technique gives the scene depth and pulls us closer towards it

He returned to Venice in 1821 where he became a Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts and lived at the illustrious Palazzo Giustinian on the canal

a large dining table appears to be set with a single meal and a solitary chair

which Dickens explained made all things “greasy and clammy to the touch”

With every detailed composition devoid of figures and interruption