Peter Vilhelm Ilsted, Interior With A Lady At A Spinet, Evening Light

Peter Vilhelm Ilsted, Interior With A Lady At A Spinet, Evening LightA fine early 20th century etching by Danish artist, Peter Ilsted (1861 1933). It depicts a lady playing the spinet, which is a small harpsichord, with her back turned. Ilsted was one of the leading artists of his generation and his approach is often compared with Dutch artist, Johannes Vermeer. His works possess a strong sense of order with every element carefully positioned along horizontal and vertical lines. Ilsted was a contemporary of Vilhelm

A fine late-19th-century portrait of a young Rudolph Langer by Austrian painter

You can almost feel a chill in the air as you appreciate the stillness of this peaceful environment

The competition was judged by Sir John Everett Millais (1829-1896)

The ‘Romantics’

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 33” x 23½” / 84cm x 60cmYear of creation: c

A beautiful oil on canvas depicting a girl resting by a river at sunset

Two small lines in the sky area of the image and frame with various losses and abrasions

All very reminiscent

346 achieved for ‘Bel Blazende Kinderen’ in 2000

Provenance

It bears the name ‘Kate’ and could perhaps be identified with further research

1981Provenance: SwedenCondition: Fine with no issues