Gustav Vermehren, Cottage Interior With Open Door

Gustav Vermehren, Cottage Interior With Open DoorThis early 20th century oil painting by Danish artist Gustav Vermehren (1863 1931) depicts a rustic cottage interior with an open door and cupboard. Leaning somewhat precariously on the edge of a wooden step, a cupboard catches the light. A bottle rests on top alongside a modest bunch of roses. On the wall, a gleaming copper pan appears to reflect the garden. While a green door with a simple latch stands open over a stone floor. Everything here is

Frame with some accumulated wear

A beautiful early 20th-century oil painting depicting a young shepherdess guarding her animals in a coastal landscape

Queen Victoria’s sons also wore them

The gardens were remodelled by English luminary Capability Brown who introduced scenic drives and a landscaped park

He produced it during the latter part of his career

Painter to the Emperor of Germany

He worked as a court engraver in Munich and received papal privilege in 1598

Known predominantly as a painter of animals

Each element demonstrating her precocious talent

Walter Jungblut’s story raises more questions than answers as there’s so little information available

Overall size: 23” x 27½” / 59cm x 70cm

The Manchester Guardian described her work as “… oils and watercolours of foreign landscapes