This early 20th-century oil painting by Danish artist Peter Tom-Petersen (1861-1926) depicts a view on the Brahetrolleborg estate.
Beyond a fence with climbing rose bushes, three men tend to an ailing thatch. Their work almost complete under the glare of mid-Summer. Alongside, a canopy of foliage frames a ‘nut walk’ - a garden path flanked by various nut bushes. Tom-Petersen loved it here, returning often to the picturesque environs of Brahetrolleborg, a castle estate on the island of Fyn.
The roots of the impressive Brahetrolleborg Castle date back to the 12th century and it stands amid an estate with various buildings. Tom-Petersen was related to the estate manager’s wife, Maja Elisabeth Cramer, so was assured of a warm welcome. He married Marie Elisabeth Lorentzen, the estate manager’s daughter, at Brahetrolleborg in 1891 and it remained a place close to his heart.
Here, we see a view from around 1905, possibly depicting three friends working on a cottage he knew well.
Signed lower right and held in its original gilt frame.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Overall size: 24” x 21” / 60cm x 54cm
Year of creation: c. 1905
Condition: Artwork presents well. Light craquelure but the paint is stable. Frame with some light wear.
Artist’s auction maximum: £12,189
Our reference: BRV1329
Peter Tom-Petersen trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, the Kunstnernes Frie Studieskoler under Laurits Tuxen and PS Krøyer and later under Léon Bonnat in Paris. His works are held in numerous public collections including at the Ribe Kunstmuseum.
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