Carsten Henrichsen, Summer Landscape With Figure Harvesting Peat

Carsten Henrichsen, Summer Landscape With Figure Harvesting PeatThis mid 19th century oil painting by Danish artist Carsten Henrichsen (1824 1897) depicts a figure extracting peat before a picturesque summer landscape. Born the son of an innkeeper, Henrichsens artistic prospects were limited, as undertaking formal tuition was a costly affair. However, fortunately, the distinguished Danish master, Frederik Christian Kirskou, (1805 1891) noticed the boys potential and encouraged him to seek funding from willing

which is presumably the result of some ingenious DIY

he preferred to tantalise the eyes with a lively

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 39” x 32½” / 99cm x 83cmYear of creation: 1946Provenance: Private collection

Hunt was hindered in helping his father’s business by a physical disability to his legs

to communicate the spirit of each sitter

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 37” x 55” / 94cm x 140cmYear of creation: c

A calm and reflective study of a young lady reading by French painter

Its origins relate to the fact that Peter the Apostle was crucified upside down as he felt unworthy to be crucified in the same manner as Jesus

Her brothers

Frame with cracks and a missing piece at the bottom

Gulley ultimately became a member of the Royal West of England Academy

for to the man of art