Aksel Martin Lasson, Fra Dyrnaes

Aksel Martin Lasson, Fra DyrnaesThis early 20th century landscape painting by Danish artist Aksel Martin Lassen (1869 1946) depicts a tree lined path with cows. Its an accomplished piece and captures an array of green tones with skill and appreciation. An inscription on the reverse reads Fra Dyrnaes (From Dyrnaes), which is an old Norse settlement in Southern Greenland. Dyrnaes is not particularly well known for its lush tree lined tracks so its been suggested that the view is

George Herbert Buckingham Holland (1901-1987)

The details are rendered with exceptional precision by an artist with great respect for the architecture before him

Craquelure but the paint layer is stable

Imagine how exciting it was for him when he moved to Paris at a time when the impressionists were in full swing

In around 1905

While the sky is a colourful array of flicks and twists

Both are held within good contemporary frames

It’s been a privilege to handle this fine mid-19th-century piece by English artist

The canvas has darkened over the years and accumulated craquelure throughout

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 29” x 24” / 73cm x 61cmYear of creation: c

Randall had now got upon the head work and left pinking at the body

The painting is housed within a period frame with swept corners and foliate decoration