Morten Thrane Brünnich, Portrait Of A Gentleman

Morten Thrane Brünnich, Portrait Of A GentlemanAn exceptional 19th century portrait of a gentleman wearing a black coat along with a white cravat and stiff upstanding collar. The artist, Morten Thrane Brnnich (1805 1861), has captured the details so brilliantly and was clearly academy trained. Little is known about Brnnich but its possible that he was the son of a well known Danish zoologist by the same name. If so, that would mean his grandfather was also a portrait painter, so perhaps this

Some scuffing around the periphery due to its previous frame but otherwise fine

figures and a distant view

This beautifully understated painting achieves a modesty through its subtle variations of hue and simple graduated sky

which was a radical approach at the time

415 achieved for ‘Le Pont d'Austerlitz Vu De La Berge’ (52cm x 31cm)

It has an unusual atmospheric quality and the details are lifelike and sharp

Abrasions around the periphery due to its previous frame

Foss loved this area and he’s captured the effects of light so beautifully as it illuminates the lake and three grazing sheep

626 achieved in 2009 for 'Venise'

A little age-related dirt in areas but otherwise fine

Denmark’ in 2018

Hemich Vitz (1915-1986)