Carl Budtz-Møller, Evening In Agrigento, Sicily

Carl Budtz-Møller, Evening In Agrigento, SicilyThis early 20th century nocturne by Danish artist Carl Budtz Mller (1882 1953) depicts a rooftop view in Sicily across the undulant coastline to the sea. Perhaps he visited the island with his wife, Maria Magdalena Christensen, and this was a romantic destination for both of them. A place they grew fond of. Having explored Sicily, its easy to fall in love with its broad skies, breeze and cascading waters. Budtz Mller trained at the Royal Danish

Frame with some age-related wear and repairs

independent

a series of small buildings are lightly sketched in

which features foliate corners and a decorative inner border

and her almost whimsical expression

He’s captured the macabre scene with particular attention to the moody clouds

A worn late 19th-century portrait of a young man with a moustache and long hair

we see ‘Slijterij Veenhoven’

almost impressionistic

Gerald Leslie Brockhurst (1890-1978)

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 21” x 17” / 54cm x 43cmYear of creation: c

it’s plausible that he’s a cartographer and directly involved in mapping the region