Early 20th-Century Danish School, Study Of A Woman Sewing

Early 20th-Century Danish School, Study Of A Woman SewingThis early 20th century Danish oil painting depicts a woman sewing. Its an interesting unfinished study. Focusing on her craft, she looks down. Her hands given form by a mere outline. Its a quick oil sketch, perhaps to experiment with colour and composition. The effect is a very decorative one. The artist is unknown but intriguingly there are clues on the reverse, which suggest its by an accomplished painter. The first is a label from the gallery of

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The perspective handled with great skill

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