Thorvald Niss, Rural Scene (Grisaille)

Thorvald Niss, Rural Scene (Grisaille)An intriguing late 19th century grisaille landscape painting by Danish painter, Thorvald Niss (1842 1905). It depicts a muddy waterlogged track running between several small cottages in a Danish village. A grisaille painting is essentially a work in monochrome and the word grisaille is derived from the French for grey. The technique dates back to at least the 14th century and it was particularly popular for frescos. As you can imagine, it allows

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which is quite unusual for a military piece

A dark and unusual painting of a dalmatian staring into a fire by Danish artist

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 11½” x 15½” / 29cm x 39cmYear of creation: c

It’s a painting that carries a deeper significance if you look further into the symbolism

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but when he had given his friendship

A sumptuous 18th-century mezzotint engraving by Richard Earlom (1743-1822) after a work by Jan Van Huysum (1682-1749)

his success was short-lived as he became partially sighted in his mid-30s