Edvard Petersen, Forest View, Fussingø, Jutland 1750s How do you read this

How do you read this piece

Hans Christian Jensen (1836-1903)

We love the bold use of colour throughout - particularly the two strong vertical shapes in orange and red

Light craquelure in areas and the canvas could perhaps do with a clean to restore its vibrancy

He rarely painted thereafter

Edvard Petersen, Forest View, Fussingø, Jutland 1750s How do you read thisThis 19th century oil on canvas depicts a wooded view within the attractive forests of Jutland, Denmark. The colouring is simple yet sublime earthy natural tones working in harmony to describe natures splendour. The artist, Edvard Petersen (1841 1911), has us standing on a worn woodland track essentially a ditch cut into the landscape. On either side, the earth is raised, possibly too steep to clamber up. While ahead, a wall of pines form a barricade