Harald Foss, A Shepherd With Sheep Near Mariager Fjord

Harald Foss, A Shepherd With Sheep Near Mariager FjordA gentle 19th century pastoral scene depicting a shepherd and two sheep near Mariager Fjord in Denmark. The artist Harald Foss (1843 1922) has captured the scene beautifully with an Autumnal palette and an appreciation of light. He loved to celebrate rural Danish life and often stayed with locals during painting trips to the countryside. Foss trained under the great P. C. Skovgaard (1817 1875) who is considered one of the finest painters of the Danish

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