Wiedh Anshelm, Coastal View

Wiedh Anshelm, Coastal ViewThis 20th century oil painting by Swedish artist, Wiedh Anshelm (b. 1897) captures the unlikely beauty of an overcast coastal sky. Its a celebration of tranquillity a moment of calm amid muted tones. The water is aglow, gentle ripples illuminated by an ounce of breaking sun from behind a cloud. While intelligent horizontal marks increase in lightness as they multiply towards the horizon. They culminate in bright white. Theres nothing here the sea is

This painting is a nod to both schools - it’s traditional in terms of its subject yet impressionistic in style

Condition: Minor foxing

“Two citizens of the world who call London or Montreal

Petersburg there was a whole zoo: a bear

A charming turn of the century oil on canvas depicting two French fishermen standing by their boat on a beach

436 achieved for ‘Portrait of a gentleman’ in 1998

The painting gained its unusual name simply due to the appearance of Mary’s thumb from beneath her deep blue veil

Otherwise very presentable

She’s wearing the fashion-a-la-mode as

particularly in the handling of the hair and skin

captures a slice of nature’s beauty with an array of impressionistic marks

1910Provenance: DenmarkCondition: Very presentable