Sophus Vermehren, At The Dressing Table

Sophus Vermehren, At The Dressing TableThis fine early 20th century oil painting by Danish artist Sophus Vermehren (1866 1950) depicts a woman seated at her dressing table, viewed from behind as she raises a small hand mirror. Draped in a deep, wine coloured garment that falls loosely from her shoulder, she sits in quiet profile, her back softly illuminated against a pale, restrained interior. A vase of autumnal flowers, a bottle, and a small casket rest upon a table to her right. Her hair

and his angels were cast out with him

The portrait is housed within a later frame

his career gathered further traction following his debut at the British Institution

Such paintings were typically commissioned for country houses

His attention to detail led to the critics dubbing him ‘a human camera’ and his works carry significance in terms of social history

Rondahl produced this piece at the age of 20 during his time at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen

the sky is rendered in broad expressive marks

Urban life in Amsterdam

This early 20th-century mezzotint by Danish artist Peter Ilsted (1861-1933) depicts the artist’s family gathered around a table on a rainy day

north Holland

dressed in the restrained elegance of the Regency period

This late 17th-century Italian still life painting depicts an urn with flowers