Poul Friis Nybo, Interior Scene With Woman By Candlelight

Poul Friis Nybo, Interior Scene With Woman By CandlelightThis gentle interior scene by Danish artist Poul Friis Nybo (1869 1929) depicts a lady examining a necklace by candlelight. Nybo was a master of quiet interiors and thoughtful introspection. Theres a stillness amid the quiet tick of a grandfather clock and the flicker of a dwindling candle. Here, within this peaceful home, he probably sketched from a chair by a table. While shes lost in the intricacies of a clasp, hes absorbed by her partially lit

and character - a sense that times have changed immeasurably yet within each of us there’s permanency

Van de Fackere was a precocious talent who became a teacher at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bruges at the age of 25

The painting is housed within a handsome foliate frame and signed/dated in the lower right

We love the contrast between the laid back brushwork of the trees and the tighter architectural style of the buildings

An energetic depiction of a powerful storm at sea by influential Spanish realist

silent and reflective

which runs from the top left with the majestic pines cutting through the horizon

while the British were reliant on swords

You can see this here

bravura and areas of impasto

1920Provenance: SwedenCondition: Very presentable following a light restoration

The work is signed ‘Hammerschmidt’ but it’s tricky to attribute to any well-known hand