This charming rural scene by Danish artist, Gustav Vermehren (1863-1931), depicts an older gentleman sawing wood by a rustic cottage. Splendid summer light bathes the flora, bringing life and vibrancy. While a gentle breeze rustles atop a wheatfield.

Vermehren’s works often celebrate the less-conspicuous moments of rural life and this is a good example. He favoured reason over experimentation - traditionalism over modernism. With exquisitely controlled brushwork, he elevated the ordinary with his own sense of poetry.

The painting is signed in the lower left and framed.

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Medium: Oil on canvas
Overall size: 19½” x 16” / 50cm x 41cm
Year of creation: c. 1925
Condition: Overall very presentable. Frame with some age-related wear.
Artist’s auction highlight: £10,900 achieved for an oil painting in 1990.