Christian Tilemann-Petersen, Interior Scene With Woman

Christian Tilemann-Petersen, Interior Scene With WomanA fine oil on canvas depicting a rustic interior adorned with paintings, tapestries and hunting trophies. A woman is leaving through a door to the rear. The artist, Christian Tilemann Petersen (1874 1926), was a master of light and this is a good example of how he creates a sense of intrigue by choosing a composition that emphasises light and shade. He often painted interior scenes from buildings with historic significance, so this is possibly a

6½” x 11½” / 27cm x 36cm

A fine late 19th-century etching depicting a ‘gleaner’ in a field by German artist

The painting is signed in the lower right

Michaela Herron-Ward

The work feels like a preparatory drawing ahead of an etching or lithograph

537 achieved for ‘Marktstand an einem Kanal in Venedig’ at auction in 2010

Helfrich was active between 1821-1834 and sat for this portrait in 1826

The textures are rendered skilfully and the light carefully observed

We purchased the painting from a private seller in Rome but the canvas originated in England

which appears to be a word with no direct English translation but loosely translates as “Workers’ Cafe”

1930Provenance: HollandCondition: Very presentable

000 achieved for ‘Ducks resting in a meadow by a pond’ at Christie’s