Michael Therkildsen, Pastoral Landscape With Cattle & Pond

Michael Therkildsen, Pastoral Landscape With Cattle & PondThis early 20th century oil painting by accomplished Danish artist Michael Therkildsen (1850 1925) depicts a pastoral landscape with cattle and pond. Cows gather by a shimmering pond akin to three weary old friends under the scorching glow of mid summer. One leans to supp, illuminated. Another pauses, looking towards the artist. A third ambles, heading for open pasture. Muscular frames emphasised by the rendering of light and shade. Therkildsen was 71

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Born in Worcester

We almost couldn’t part with this beautiful painting of ‘Rosie’ the calico cat as it’s just such a charming piece

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 30” x 30” / 76cm x 76cmYear of creation: c

she was exhibiting her own work back in France

his talent was spotted and he was asked to move to Canada to develop his skills

There’s a chill of excitement as she delicately holds his words with both hands

Marthe Letellier (nee Fourton) features in many of his works including this striking portrait from 1895

This attractive early 20th-century oil painting depicts a shepherdess herding sheep at sunset

a river appears to extend out towards the coast - weaving its way through an undulant landscape

The church is adorned with numerous frescoes by some of Italy’s finest medieval painters

the ever-pressing effects of time itself