Peter Tom-Petersen, Summer Landscape With Bridge

Peter Tom-Petersen, Summer Landscape With BridgeThis charming early 20th century oil painting by Danish artist Peter Tom Petersen (1861 1926) depicts a Summer landscape with a view towards a bridge. Tom Petersens interesting composition draws the eye from the foreground, across the bridge, and out towards a distant crop of buildings where a Danish flag flutters in the wind. The perspective is handled adroitly while the style is somewhat impressionistic and represents his amalgamation of various

It’s majestically rendered and captures nature at its finest

Previous owners have suggested that the sitter could be Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845) who was an important social reformer and philanthropist

of King Albert I and Queen Elizabeth

Medium: Oil on panelOverall size: 19” x 16½” / 48cm x 42cmYear of creation: c

As the decade progressed

and a puffy black skirt worn above the hip

a portrait by François-Joseph Navez (1787-1869) depicting Théodore Joseph Jonet and his two daughters in 1832

This was Slater’s England - the breathtaking abundance of the rugged North East

masterpiece undoubtedly stirred public opinion and was perhaps an influence here

hand-in-hand

Paying homage to the past rather than embracing the present

Abraham Hulk Junior (1844-1922) depicts a picturesque view with country track