Peder Knudsen, Meadow Landscape With Stream & Distant Sea View Grey ‘Self-portrait of the painter Theodor

‘Self-portrait of the painter Theodor von der Reek (or Reck or Beek) at the age of 30

Slight creasing

Provenance: Sotheby's

1860-1938) depicts a young mother leaning over a crib

Edward Corbet was kept busy by the requirements of the aristocracy with little requirement to exhibit his works

Peder Knudsen, Meadow Landscape With Stream & Distant Sea View Grey ‘Self-portrait of the painter TheodorThis sprightly early 20th century oil painting by Danish artist Peder Knudsen (1868 1944) depicts a stream cutting through a meadow, with a distant glimpse of the sea. Into the first throws of summer, the flora lively and established the stream shallow, narrow and crisp. Knudsen loved it here, perhaps in Bornholm, where he returned to paint often during the 1920s. He's captured the view with careful attention to each element. The stream is the star,