Wenzel Tornøe, Study Of A Lake & Wood

Wenzel Tornøe, Study Of A Lake & WoodThis gentle early 20th century oil painting by Danish artist Wenzel Torne (1844 1907) depicts a view with a lake and trees. Torne was an accomplished painter of portraits, scenes, and landscapes. Bathed in Nordic light, filtered through dense cloud, the silvery water is a patchwork of textures. Grasses hug a diagonal bank, massing into a single form before blending into a crowded wood. The reflections are simple yet deft. Born in the picturesque rural

Previously sold through Christie’s in 1999

Medium: Mezzotint etching on paperOverall size: 11” x 13½” / 28cm x 34cmYear of creation: c

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 29” x 34½” / 74cm x 88cmYear of creation: 1862Provenance: ItalyCondition: Very presentable following a light restoration

Corbould was employed as drawing master to the Royal Family

Evidently a precocious adolescent

The painting is monogrammed in the lower left and housed within a traditional Danish gilded frame with foliate corners

the occasional mutiny

and a puffy black skirt worn above the hip

he’s selected a stimulating composition with several elements to explore

Stuttgart so we can assume that the drawing was probably undertaken there

Our reference: BRV2036

Arthur Ludwig Ratzka (b