Oluf Simony-Jensen, Interior Scene With Card Players

Oluf Simony-Jensen, Interior Scene With Card PlayersThis turn of the century oil painting by Danish artist Oluf Simony Jensen (1864 1923) depicts a group of old friends playing cards. Its a regular event, with each figure immersed in the game. On the left, a bearded gentleman with a cigar leans over to consider the hand of another. While on the right, a bespectacled fellow is distracted from his newspaper. Simony Jensen painted several versions of this scene and some were referred to as a gentlemen's

Natale Schiavoni (1777-1858) was considered to be one of the greatest portrait miniaturists of his generation

Medium: Oil on metallic panelOverall size: 20” x 22” / 51cm x 56cmYear of creation: 1912Provenance: SwedenCondition: Very good overall

Late Summer sun radiates behind a dense copse while a mother and child rest in a nearby field

She was a sociable character and conspicuous in her manner

A charming late-19th-century depiction of a quaint cottage in the New Forest by English artist

The inclusion of the wasp here could be a reference to the fleeting nature of life itself

It’s an accomplished work that conveys a sense of the subject’s character

Lindstrom has brought the scene to life

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His landscapes are often almost abstract and full of free expression

cleverly foreshortened to create perspective

Could be cleaned to restore its vibrancy if desired