Carl Frederik Aagaard, View From Dyrehaven, Copenhagen

Carl Frederik Aagaard, View From Dyrehaven, CopenhagenThis mid 19th century oil painting by Danish artist Carl Frederik Aagaard (1833 1895) depicts a leafy view at Dyrehaven (the Deerpark), north of Copenhagen. Its an accomplished work rendered in gentle tonal shifts. Born in Odense, the son of a shoemaker, Aagaard initially studied locally before travelling to Copenhagen to enrol at the prestigious Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. His early tuition was a formal affair with the emphasis placed upon

As well as capturing many views from his homeland

has created a beautiful graduated sky that culminates with an intense glow of pink and orange

Canvas could be easily cleaned to revive its rich colours but we prefer it as it is

It feels like he could be a professor or perhaps an art teacher

Occasionally after class

The painting is housed within a period frame and signed/dated

Another was recently sold

Quick daubs of built-up oil paint scatter the canvas with the artist paying close attention to the light atop the water

‘Anxious Hearts’

Medium: Oil on boardOverall size: 34” x 26” / 86cm x 66cmYear of creation: c

and the Alte Nationalgalerie

field hand and buildings