This early 20th-century oil painting by Danish artist Robert Panitzsch (1879-1949) depicts an interior with an armchair, window, and various furnishings.
Panitzsch has become widely admired for his beautiful interior scenes, often depicting the various corners of his own home in Copenhagen. Sunlight cascades across the sheen of polished furniture. Pristine curtains flutter, caught by a gentle breeze. Ceramic ornaments adorn antique sideboards. Perhaps a reclusive character, he tended to paint within his own four walls rather than venture out into nature.
This piece from 1928 is a fine example of his talent. Note the light as it catches the gilt-framed artworks, the pot plant on the window sill - viewed through the net, and the reflection in the mirror on the left. Note too the faint outline of a figure in the chair, painted out for reasons unknown.
Signed/dated lower right and framed.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Overall size: 30½” x 36½” / 77cm x 93cm
Year of creation: 1928
Provenance: Private collection, Denmark.
Condition: Artwork presents well. Frame with some light wear.
Artist’s auction maximum: £10,000
Robert Panitzsch was an accomplished Danish painter of interiors, scenes, still lifes and coastal landscapes. He trained at the Academy of Arts in Berlin and carried a deep admiration for the 17th-century Dutch masters.
Learn more about Robert Panitzsch in our directory.
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