Edgard Wiethase, Coffee House

Edgard Wiethase, Coffee HouseThis early 20th century oil painting by Belgian artist Edgard Wiethase (1881 1965) depicts a coffee house interior with bar. Attired in cool fitting suits with well chosen jackets and ties, Wiethase was an artist of both style and substance. His oeuvre is brimming with colour sunflowers, interiors, gardens, each enlivened with vibrant palettes. During the 1920s, his heyday, he was praised for conveying a sense of joyful, unblemished beauty, which was

and Devon captured with a deft touch

Whereas the Germans were interring them as the first step towards genocide

1725Labels & Inscriptions: Old written inscription on reverse plus a printed label

we see James Sanderson

Medium: Oil on panelOverall size: 27” x 22” / 69cm x 56cmYear of creation: c

Medium: Watercolour with bodycolour on paper laid on canvas

He worked as a court engraver in Munich and received papal privilege in 1598

having the favourite

Edmund Gustavus Muller (1816-1888)

Erik Werenskiold

Charming farmyard scenes were popular during this period as homeowners sought to decorate their dwellings with rustic images of rural Britain

It’s possible that this is an early work by Örtenström