Peter Von Hamme-Voitus, Portrait Of A Woman With A Mandolin

Peter Von Hamme-Voitus, Portrait Of A Woman With A MandolinThis early 20th century portrait by German artist Peter Von Hamme Voitus (1880 1936) depicts an elegant woman playing the mandolin before a late evening view. Attired in a flowing white dress and wide brimmed hat, she gazes somewhat wistfully into the yonder. A classically inspired maiden with a celestial air, akin to a beauteous figure from Grecian mythology. An exquisitely rendered mandolin rests upon her lap the melody near audible amid sumptuous

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 25½” x 20” / 65cm x 51cmYear of creation: c

many of his works reside in major galleries including the Laing Art Gallery and the National Maritime Museum

Note the composition - he’s upright and creating the only vertical in the landscape

The painting is inscribed on the reverse

inherited the property and it’s likely that James stayed there when away from his London residence

Her eyes peer through a network of extensive craquelure

They’re also referred to in various Shakespearean plays including Romeo and Juliet for rather intimate reasons

He was an accomplished colourist and known primarily for his vibrant still lifes

1830Provenance: FranceCondition: Light craquelure

This enchanting 19th-century landscape painting by Danish artist Peter Busch (1861-1942) depicts a tranquil river within a majestic wood

he lived in Spain and made numerous copies after Diego Velázquez

a muddy track twists its way towards a village past trees that are battered by the wind