Otto Voigt, The Finishing Touches

Otto Voigt, The Finishing TouchesThis remarkable oil painting by German artist Otto Voigt (1870 1949) depicts a lady in her dressing room. The scene is adorned with a beauteous array of fineries as she puts the finishing touches to her outfit. Voigt was a multi talented creative who was primarily known for his ceramics but also produced paintings that looked back to the 18th and early 19th centuries. He was fascinated by the decorative embellishment of yesteryear and sought to

A gentle and introspective interior scene by Swedish painter

Cranach’s depictions cover various aspects of the biblical story and they’re much finer but there are plenty of similarities

during this time

Medium: Oil on panelOverall size: 16” x 13½” / 41cm x 34cmYear of creation: c

Size including frame 17” x 20” / 43cm x 51cm

Frederick Larsen-Saerslov (1870-1942)

and inscribed illegibly on the reverse

Condition: Light craquelure but the paint layer is stable

the arrangement brings a feast for the eyes

283 achieved for ‘Nature morte au bouquet de fleurs’ in 2012

And even when she married fellow artist

The artist has skilfully rendered the various layers of the landscape - from the cattle in the foreground to the distant hills beyond