Tage Hansson, Portrait Of A Man

Tage Hansson, Portrait Of A ManAn early 20th century portrait of a nonchalant man holding a cigar by Swedish painter, Tage Hansson (1889 1968). The simple, yet unusual, composition creates an interesting mood whereby the gentleman appears to be leaning on the right hand side of the frame. Hansson spent his career either studying or teaching others. He began his art education in Malmo but also studied in Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Paris. In

The painting is signed in the lower left and housed within a period frame

Note how the gap in the clouds on the right seems to give the composition balance and offset the dense trees on the left

What do you see when you look into her eyes

the couple had six children

The light is beautifully observed and we particularly love the various horizontal layers

described Creswick as “one of the very few artists who do draw from nature and try for nature”

which complement the dresses

He received several prizes for his work and exhibited in Paris

000 achieved for a landscape painting at Sotheby’s in 1993

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 25½” x 32” / 65cm x 82cmYear of creation: c

The painting was returned to Baker in December 1836 and in 1847

During the early 1900s