Christian Asmussen, Interior Scene With Girl At The Piano

Christian Asmussen, Interior Scene With Girl At The PianoThis early 20th century oil painting by Danish artist Christian Asmussen (1873 1940) depicts a girl playing the piano within a beautiful interior setting. The quiet lull of a sunlit room lifted gently by the rise and fall of classical music. Playing from memory, shes well versed. The piano is adorned with elegant blue and white ceramics. Four small oils hang neatly on the wall. A mirror, perhaps in the Deco style, reflects a slim vase. Its a

It’s Autumn and the monastery garden is peppered with golden leaves swaying buoyantly amid a light breeze

A sumptuous piece by an intelligent well-trained hand

but perhaps here to simply place it over the heart - a gesture of love

our eyes are immediately drawn to a sizeable flock of oncoming sheep meandering up the track

This is one of those

in around 1912

This eye-catching interior scene by Danish artist Jacob Meyer (1895-1971) depicts a corner of an impressive room of good proportions

the Breared School led by Johannes Nilsson (1757-1827)

a mother is holding a baby while a young child collects brushwood

The mark you can see in the lower right is on the glass rather than the drawing

him will my Father honour

which pushes our gaze back into the room