Albert Petersen, Portrait Of An Older Lady

Albert Petersen, Portrait Of An Older LadyA fine early 20th century oil on canvas depicting a seated older lady holding a book. The artist, Albert Petersen (1875 1957), has captured the expression of a kind and gentle woman. We love the cheeky half smile and the brightness in the eyes. Petersen is known predominantly for his portraits and coastal scenes. He exhibited internationally during his lifetime including at the Paris Salon in 1922. The portrait is signed in the lower right and held

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 19½” x 24½” / 50cm x 62cmYear of creation: 1906Provenance: DenmarkCondition: Artwork in good overall condition

A few minor paint losses and a scratch but it all seems to blend in

Do they get along

Murr trained under Professor Ziegler at the Munich Academy and a newspaper article on the reverse provides some further information

Vekerum is a picturesque rural area in south Sweden

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Imagine the artist exploring this rural idyll

The technique dates back to at least the 14th-century and it was particularly popular for frescos

through cutting winds

Often they’d incorporate imagined ruins in a classical style as we can see towards the right of this painting

Simone Gerda Charlotta de Dardel-Kihlman (1913-1996)

including the National Museum in Stockholm