Poul Steffensen, Landscape With Cattle & Figures

Poul Steffensen, Landscape With Cattle & FiguresThis early 20th century oil painting by Danish artist Poul Steffensen (1866 1923) depicts an extensive landscape with cattle and figures. A well worn rutted cart track winds between trees, towards open pasture where cattle graze. Recent rainfall gathers in a dip. Two friends pass, pausing to catch up a young woman in an apron, an older farmer with a walking stick. Hes carrying a basket, which draws the attention of a cow. Beyond them, the rolling

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The painting is monogrammed in the lower left and housed within a period frame

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 31½” x 38” / 80cm x 97cmYear of creation: 1930Labels & Inscriptions: Inscribed on reverse

a lamb and two goats before a landscape with distant hills

and form a circle

various flags and signs flutter in the breeze

One can imagine him pitching an easel in the square over several nights

fashion was ever-evolving and

Moritz Calisch (1819-1870)

There’s energy - she could turn at any moment

We adore this little piece for its treatment of light