Oluf Høst, Portrait Of Einar Schubart

Oluf Høst, Portrait Of Einar SchubartA wonderful early 20th century portrait of a gentleman by well listed Danish artist, Oluf Hst (1884 1966). This masterful depiction captures the sitter character with a controlled yet expressive touch. Were fortunate to have acquired this piece as Hst is a highly sought after artist. Hes known mostly for his expressive landscape paintings, which are bursting with colour and life and his works often fetch in excess of 20,000 at auction. This portrait

The painting is signed in the lower right

A beautiful piece

“I cannot imagine how our secret leaked out

Artist’s auction highlight: £16

he worked as an illustrator and cartoonist at Danish newspaper ‘Dags Pressen’

Knitting was clearly close to her heart as she’s chosen to include it in her portrait

But if you look back through the history books

You can imagine Hellgrewe sat by his easel while he captured this beautiful Autumnal scene

A fine portrait miniature of a lady after Austrian painter

and housed within an appropriate frame

He was the son of a pharmacist and studied in Stockholm before moving to Paris in 1896

There’s a little dirt in areas but overall it’s very presentable