Carlo Hornung-Jensen, View From Søllerød, Denmark

Carlo Hornung-Jensen, View From Søllerød, DenmarkThis picturesque mid 20th century oil painting by Danish artist Carlo Hornung Jensen (1862 1960) depicts a rural view within the district of Sllerd, Copenhagen. Its probably painted outdoors and its an area the artist particularly enjoyed. Here we see a countryside track partially covered by fallen leaves in various Autumnal hues. The trees create a gentle canopy overhead with a small cottage buried into the scenery. Sllerd is a village steeped in

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The painting is housed within a gold 19th-century frame with a raised foliate border

Signed/dated in the lower left and housed within its original frame

A charming mid-19th-century portrait of a young gentleman wearing a black coat

the composition is dominated by the impressive Castle of Guzmán el Bueno

which required him to hold his breath for more than three minutes

Zorn is considered to be one of Sweden’s greatest artists and his works are held in many of the world’s leading public collections

a figure is stooping with a heavy case slung over his right shoulder

While many of his contemporaries were focusing on the landscape

Its large size creates a window on your wall - it brings the outdoors in

Swedish artist Anders Zorn (1860-1920) is one of the more prominent artists of this genre

Ján Kupecký was a Czech portraitist that worked during the baroque and his portraits tended to feature the dramatic light and shade often associated with the period