Frederik Rohde, Rural Scene With Chickens

Frederik Rohde, Rural Scene With ChickensA fine mid 19th century oil painting depicting a rural scene with chickens, buildings and figures by Danish golden age painter, Frederik Rohde (1816 1886). Rohdes treatment of light here is sublime. Note how hes lit the indent on the right hand side of the building along with the track beyond the figure. This technique gives the scene depth and pulls us closer towards it. The composition is also beautifully balanced even though the track is uneven and

The painting has accumulated a great deal of wear over the years which seems to amplify the drama of the scene within

One small scratch and some areas of professional restoration

Size including frame 26” x 22” / 66cm x 56cm

We love the way they’ve captured her expression as she stands patiently for her portrait

We love the way that he's liberally added texture with thick layers of oil paint and loose brushwork

I stood by the easel instead

he would’ve painted this during the early part of his career and may have been studying in France at the time

his father encouraged him to pursue a trade that would lead to a solid profession

It’s almost certainly a study given its unfinished nature and perhaps it was created in advance of a larger piece

The portrait is monogrammed ABR in the top left

such as Christie’s and Sotheby’s

Around 1880