Christian Aigens, Portrait Of A Boy

Christian Aigens, Portrait Of A BoyA charming portrait of a boy looking curiously out of a window by Danish artist, Anders Peter Christian Aigens (1870 1940). Aigens often painted this lad and hes likely related perhaps its his son. Aigens was born in Copenhagen and trained at the Kunstnernes Frie Studieskoler, which offered an alternative approach to the classical leanings of the Academy. During his time there, he studied under Peder Severin Kryer and Laurits Tuxe. He later trained at

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 17” x 22” / 43cm x 56cmYear of creation: c

Craquelure throughout but paint layer stable under varnish

1900Provenance: SwedenCondition: Overall very presentable with craquelure throughout

Provenance: Germany

It seems to borrow a little from 17th-century Dutch still lifes - yet it deliberately lacks the exuberance

was trained by the great landscape painter

Frame with some light scuffs and wear

along with his brother Sophus (1866-1950)

His oils are often inspired by the Dutch old masters and in this piece we see the influence of Aelbert Cuyp (1620-1691) and Salomon van Ruysdael (1602-1670)

One of his better-known projects was to design his own home in Boston’s Beacon Hill

Alois Broch (1864-1937)

itinerant Romani people (referred to as ‘nomads’ or ‘gypsies’) were often held within internment camps by either the French or German authorities