Harry Kluge, Landscape With Windmill

Harry Kluge, Landscape With WindmillThis mid 20th century oil painting by Danish artist Harry Kluge (1879 1963) depicts a windmill in a river landscape. Kluge was an accomplished painter of maritime scenes and buildings. Dormant and architecturally enchanting, it stands like an imperious spectre. From our lowly viewpoint, were looking up towards its towering presence. The angles have been carefully studied with the addition of a distant sunlit building to enhance the sense of

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