Christian Tilemann-Petersen, Roskilde Convent Interior, Denmark

Christian Tilemann-Petersen, Roskilde Convent Interior, DenmarkThis early 20th century oil painting by Danish artist Christian Tilemann Petersen (1874 1926) depicts a room at Roskilde Convent, Denmark. Within the quiet solitude of plush historic homes, Tilemann Petersen found his nirvana. Accurately rendering each surface with geometric precision and a keen understanding of perspective. His works are linear, every composition elevated by strong verticals and horizontals. Note the right edge of the portrait, which

which translates as ’To Aunt Ester’

Van de Leene studied at the Académies des Beaux-Arts of Ixelles and Brussels at such an exciting time

Small pinholes in the bottom corners

Another Nabob is listed under ‘George De Luce’s Sett of Blacks’ in the same list

She appears to be sitting outside to gain a few moments of peace

brushmarks

particularly with middle-class buyers

The painting is signed in the lower left and bears an exhibition label on the reverse from the ‘Galerie Sevigne’ in Vichy

The old bearded gent exudes knowledge - a man of much wisdom

His landscapes often depict views of Corsica

She remained an influential confidant until their well-documented falling out in around 1710

Tattered smock hung for the last time