Julius Paulsen, Contemplation

Julius Paulsen, ContemplationThis early 20th century oil painting by Danish artist Julius Paulsen (1860 1940) depicts a middle aged gentleman sitting alongside a table with his right hand clutching his head. Paulsen was an intelligent painter of landscapes, scenes and portraits who exhibited extensively. A moment of contemplation, whats on his mind? Is this a regret, pondered over by lamplight? A searing thought too compelling to expel? Or simply an astonishingly brutal hangover,

Cooper recalled spending countless hours sketching Canterbury Cathedral in an attempt to improve his technique

Many are dressed to the nines

A mere 30 minutes from his home near Wetherby

as if in prayer

Note the diagonal lines to represent shimmering water

so it was quite an event

and smoky eyes

craggy riverbanks

15 further works

worn over a matching waistcoat

Medium: Oil on woodOverall size: 10” x 11½” / 25cm x 30cmYear of creation: c

Kraus painted this towards the end of his life with five decades of experience behind him