19th-Century Danish School, Flowering Bindweed

19th-Century Danish School, Flowering BindweedThis vibrant 19th century still life depicts a tangled array of flowering bindweed. Its a colourful bounty of vivid new life. Through a mass of foliage and shades of green, the flowers spring forth and grow. They emerge through the leaves with a sense of youthful exuberance as if placed in the sun for the very first time. The artist is unknown but they were evidently a keen student of nature. Monogrammed, dated and framed. Medium: Oil on boardOverall

It’s an interesting piece with various symbolic references

street scenes and genre paintings

See how her face is partially lit as she uses her hand as a shade

Henning Ofverbeck was primarily a landscape painter that was often inspired by the classical artists of the 18th and 19th century

The brushwork is almost nonchalant with its daubs of impasto

500 achieved for ‘Sketching Beside a Mountain Stream in Westmorland’ at Sotheby’s in 2003

he established several studios in major Cities and was recognised as a leading light during the early 20th-century

The painting is inscribed on the reverse

Size including frame 10” x 12½” / 25cm x 32cm

Alongside the flowers is an assortment of objects including books

The painting is inscribed on the reverse and held within a period gilded frame

Medium: Pencil and black chalk on paper