Michael Qvarsebo, Town Under Moonlight

Michael Qvarsebo, Town Under MoonlightAn atmospheric oil on canvas depicting a town under moonlight by Swedish artist, Michael Qvarsebo (b. 1945). We love the way that he's liberally added texture with thick layers of oil paint and loose brushwork. The buildings are little more than a silhouette with the ones in the foreground appearing more prominent through the use of impasto. Michael Qvarsebo currently works from his studio in Bergsgrd where he finds solace from the hurly burly of

the portrait had accumulated so much dirt that it appeared to be blank and simply primed with dark paint

Catherine of Braganza (1638-1705) was depicted as Saint Catherine by Jacob Huysmans (1633-1696) to reference her devotion to Catholicism

His interior scenes are quiet

A charming pair of small portraits depicting two members of a Danish family

Dated in the upper left

A peaceful landscape painting depicting a view in Virkland across to the Thorsø hills by Danish artist Harald Foss (1843-1922)

he’s wearing a gold earring in his right ear along with a brooch and a gold ring

A fabulous 1930s portrait of a lady wearing a pink blouse

Both portraits are in good condition with no significant issues

At the age of two

a woman stands on a small bridge as she looks across to the last of the evening’s sun

Edmond Le Bienvenu-Dutourp studied at l'ecole des beaux-arts in Caen and was represented at every salon in bas-Normands until 1940