Axel Nordgren, Coastal Nocturne With Rowing Boats

Axel Nordgren, Coastal Nocturne With Rowing BoatsThis 19th century oil painting by Swedish artist Axel Nordgren (1828 1888) depicts a coastal scene under moonlight with cottages and small boats. Its an accomplished work by a master of mood painting. A calm serenade of peaceful tidal water gently laps across glistening stones, as a boatman heads to shore. His oar caught by moonlight, flickering akin to a lantern. While the promised comforts of a coastal cottage hint at warmth via a narrow window.

An impressionistic oil on board depicting several cattle grazing alongside a picturesque river by Italian artist

This early 20th-century oil painting by Danish artist Valdemar Magaard (1864-1937) depicts an interior with a woman making the bed

and a stoic determination to overcome

His works often sit in the challenging space between reality and fiction

the son of a sailor

Tucker was well-versed in Italianate landscapes having studied the old masters yet preferred to paint the scenery around him

He also sat for others - Manet

Wensleydale’

so it’s plausible there were further studies

not only in terms of scale but also with regards to the artist’s notoriety

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 29” x 24” / 74cm x 62cmYear of creation: 1910Provenance: DenmarkCondition: Very presentable following a light restoration

Thaler trained at the Academy in Munich and was particularly inspired by the high-contrast drama of 17th-century Dutch flower painting