Valdemar Magaard, A Quiet Morning

Valdemar Magaard, A Quiet MorningThis charming early 20th century oil painting by Danish artist Valdemar Magaard (1864 1937) captures a quiet moment within a sunlit country home. Painted in 1930, it depicts an elderly woman seated before a chest of drawers her attention absorbed by an object retrieved from within. Magaard was a master of such intimate domestic interiors. Here, the room itself becomes a subtle portrait of its occupant. Framed pictures adorn the walls, hinting at

1850Condition: Artwork presents well

the hills recede under a shifting sky

perhaps a bible

284 achieved for ‘Kusinerna’ at an auction in 1989

an old maid

We love the way that he's liberally added texture with thick layers of oil paint and loose brushwork

carefully studying its unique characteristics and temperament

Perhaps he visited the island with his wife

Towards the end of his life

The work is a particularly fine example

often moody

The cathedral is celebrated as the best preserved Romanesque building in Denmark