Herman Vedel, Interior Scene With Pensive Woman

Herman Vedel, Interior Scene With Pensive WomanA moody interior scene depicting a lady smoking by Danish artist, Herman Vedel (1875 1948). Whats on her mind? Do you see a worried woman nervously waiting for news? Or perhaps a lady plotting her next move? Vedel had such a gift for capturing unusually tense atmospheres. Like many of his Danish contemporaries, such as Vilhelm Hammershoi (1864 1916), he often produced scenes that raised more questions than they answered. We particularly love the way

He appears to have spent most of his working life in Arnhem

The painting is signed in the lower right and housed within a vintage frame

It could be cleaned but we prefer it as it is

Good aside from a small tear in the top right

this beautiful image began to reveal itself… It was then later professionally restored and relined

She’s holding her head up while looking across to our right and wearing a blouse with a decorative collar

It’s most likely a copy of an old master portrait from the Renaissance period - but why did Klimsch create it

Mathy had his first solo exhibition

In certain lights

The board has a curve

Our restorers would make a fine job of touching up all the missing areas but in our opinion

This particular painting featured in a 2003 retrospective exhibition