Early 20th-Century Danish Genre Scene With Coastal Track 1940s Petersen spent his career travelling

Petersen spent his career travelling around Greenland

24½” x 30” / 62cm x 76cm

the room is rustic with the walls barely painted a light shade of blue

Our eyes are guided initially by the tall tree on the left-hand side and then down along the riverbank - out towards the distant mill

The painting is signed in the lower left and housed within a gilded period frame

Early 20th-Century Danish Genre Scene With Coastal Track 1940s Petersen spent his career travellingA fine early 20th century oil on canvas depicting a picturesque coastal view and two villagers nattering over a rustic wooden fence. The artist, C Uhlig, has pulled us into the scene by positioning a well worn track beneath our feet. This technique lets our minds wander as we imagine walking towards the brightly lit cottage immediately before us. Perhaps we would overhear the couple chatting as they set the world to rights? Have you heard what theyre