Gustav Vermehren, Study Of A Girl Knitting

Gustav Vermehren, Study Of A Girl KnittingA beautiful early 20th century study of a demure young lady knitting by Danish artist, Gustav Vermehren (1863 1931). Shes lost in a world of her own and transfixed by the task at hand. Vermehren was born into a creative family and destined to become an artist. His father, Frederik (1823 1910) was an accomplished painter well admired for his idealised rural scenes that romanticised the working classes. As a child, Gustav wouldve been taught to draw by

Overall size 21½” x 17½” / 54cm x 44cm

which is an area the artist knew well

It’s such a clever visual tool as you can see its yellow glow wherever you look in the scene

Quite worn

where he also exhibited

an inscription reads ‘Aetatis svae 70

eastern France during the early part of his life

The painted is housed in a decorative vintage frame and monogrammed in the lower left

Lebon was self-taught but achieved a great deal during his short career

more impressionistic

Its condition is fair with a little foxing

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