Sophus Vermehren, Interior Scene With Older Gentleman

Sophus Vermehren, Interior Scene With Older GentlemanA fine early 20th century oil on canvas depicting a seated older gentleman opening a bird cage. The artist, Sophus Vermehren, has rendered every detail with great skill particularly the light as it enters from a window on our left. Note how it illuminates the gentlemans hands and face, drawing our attention and creating a narrative. The gentleman bears some resemblance to his father, Frederick Vermehren, who wouldve been in his late 70s when this was

as he did on many occasions

In the foreground

But on this occasion

He painted throughout his life but his works are quite hard to track down

This masterful composition gives you room to breathe

The painting is housed within a gilt frame that’s probably its original

He lived most of his life in Copenhagen and trained at the Royal Danish Academy under Frederik Vermehren and Wilhelm Marstrand

to his often hermetic nature and it’s been noted that he was a reclusive character

500 achieved for ‘Messageries Maritimes’ at Christie’s in 2010

Sophus also chose to paint bourgeois families within opulent settings

Medium: Oil on board laid on woodOverall size: 25” x 21½” / 63cm x 54cmYear of creation: c

In the 1840s