Søren Christian Bjulf, A Fisherman

Søren Christian Bjulf, A FishermanHere, sat resting on a covered boat, a middle aged fisherman squints against the glare of the sun. A pipe lit arms folded, an unlikely model. Behind him, several vessels are a flash of white marks, their red sails cutting through a light blue sky. Its Summer in Copenhagen and Bjulf is right at home. This colourful portrait of a fisherman was possibly painted at Gammel Strand, which the artist knew well. His father was a fishmonger and probably

A sublime early 20th-century interior scene depicting a boy reading while his younger sibling plays in a cradle

While in a cottage doorway

particularly well

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 32” x 38” / 81cm x 96cmYear of creation: c

1900Provenance: DenmarkCondition: Very good following a light restoration

Herman Vedel (1875-1948)

During the 1870s

How do you feel about the brushwork and energy

Märtens often painted the Alps

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 36” x 31” / 91cm x 79cmYear of creation: 1918Condition: Overall very presentable

Note also the composition

particularly towards the end of his life