Georg Emil Libert, Sortedam Lake Near Frederiksberg, Copenhagen

Georg Emil Libert, Sortedam Lake Near Frederiksberg, CopenhagenThis exquisite mid 19th century oil painting by Danish artist Georg Emil Libert (1820 1908) depicts a beautiful view of Sortedam Lake, Copenhagen. Algae clings to grasses, which protrude through mottled water. While overhanging branches reflect a shimmering likeness, broken by pockets of silver. A figure hurries through the wood. A flash of brilliant white among foliage. Liberts masterful handling renders this leafy vignette with extraordinary

and she arrives in Leeds more than an hour earlier than she did by the old route through Ferrybridge

These are considered to be some of the first to truly embrace painting ‘en plein air’ and they’re seen as a precursor to the impressionists

George Hervey Garraway (1846–1935)

Medium: Oil on panelOverall size: 9” x 9½” / 23cm x 24cmYear of creation: c

Foliage subtly suggested through the glass with gentle tints

Overwhelmed by the terrific beast

Her mother carefully descends

Forssell was just 27 and already recognised by his peers as a prodigy

for there’s a little madness in every good artist

An enigmatic and slightly macabre early 18th-century portrait fragment of a lady

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 18½” x 21” / 47cm x 54cmYear of creation: c

probably a dress coat