Early 20th-Century Swedish School, Portrait Study Of A Man

Early 20th-Century Swedish School, Portrait Study Of A ManThis early 20th century Swedish oil painting depicts a man wrapped in a heavy coat. Its abundant with expressive brushwork and, given its unfinished nature, perhaps an academic study. Portrait studies, such as this, carry greater immediacy than finished works as they capture a moment between sitter and artist without the pressure of a resulting exhibition or gallery sale. Its a work straight from the brush with absolute feeling. Could it be a self

Georg Achen (1860-1912)

He hailed from Barnet

The composition is close to several works by the Neapolitan painter

In the bottom left you’ll notice a small dwelling on raised ground

Medium: Oil on panelOverall size: 15½” x 12” / 40cm x 32cmYear of creation: c

In many respects

yet simultaneously detached and aloof

Seemingly obsessed with the female form

the drawing is titled ‘Nereids’ as this is a name more akin to Hill’s usual conventions

He’s a man in control of his destiny

and black jacket

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