Early 20th-Century Symbolist School, Reverie

Early 20th-Century Symbolist School, ReverieThis expressive early 20th century German oil painting depicts a female nude lost in reverie. Sprawled atop silken waters, shes inert amid the transience of nature. Gazing towards an imposing wood with hazy blue forms. Beyond, the silvery distance is a curtain of ethereal mist. While the glistening sheets in the foreground slip into the ether. Little is known about the artist of this enchanting piece, which is unusual given its remarkable quality. It

Towards the end of the 17th century

there are several areas of wear including craquelure

Minor areas of in-painting

This early 20th-century still life by Dutch artist

At this early point of his career

discussion and art with its roots in antiquity

1940Provenance: DenmarkCondition: Artwork in fine condition and recently cleaned

He was trained by the great Carolus Duran (1837-1917) who also taught John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)

Monogrammed and housed within a good decorative frame

a piece arrives here with a special intangible quality that’s hard to pin down

As we look back upon this devastating period of history

The brute forms of highland cattle graze upon rugged terrain as sunlight gleams through scattered pockets of blue