Harry Kluge, External Wall With Window & Doorway

Harry Kluge, External Wall With Window & DoorwayThis enchanting early 20th century oil painting by Harry Kluge (1879 1963) depicts a section of external wall with a window and doorway. In muted tones it captures the unlikely beauty of sunlit textures otherwise ignored. Each of us will read this piece differently. Some will see darkness, the space behind the door and the sense of decay. Theyll question where this is and whats in the room. Theyll see the remnants of an abandoned village. A run down

While an overhanging canopy provides shade for the shepherds and remaining animals

Wealthier residents would often take the boat to Lower Manhattan for shopping while others used it to commute to work

Every year thousands of pilgrims travel here to visit the Grotto of Massabielle where

It evokes the sounds of running water cascading over slippery rocks and the gentle melody of birdsong

There’s also a prominent cameo proudly attached to her waist

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 29½” x 36” / 75cm x 92cmYear of creation: 1855Provenance: GermanyCondition: Very presentable following a light restoration

He often painted interior scenes from buildings with historic significance

An artist’s tools - brushes

12” x 8” / 31cm x 21cm Year of creation c

It’s an elegant portrayal by one of the foremost German portraitists of his generation

perhaps the artist is suggesting something about their own character

Light craquelure throughout