Peinture à l'huile antique. Gustav Holmbom (1851-1903) : « Une vue de la baie de Roskilde offres »

ARTIST: Relativelylittle is known about Gustav Holmbom, but he was born the son of a painter inRoskilde in 1851. Later, he moved to Copenhagen. Among his favored scenes ars and seasides, particularly on Zealand, but also Vejle bay in Jutland. Likeso many other Danish artists, he has also painted in the area north of Copenhagencalled Dyrehaven. This artist is sometimes confused with GerhardHeilman(1859-1946), who also signed with the monogram “GH”.

PAINTING:Oil on canvas. The painting is a nice rendering of a man carrying oars, who iswalking towards his boat, which is anchored on the shore of Roskilde bay. There'sa small sailing boat traversing the bay as well. In the background one canvaguely see the contours of Roskilde Cathedral, which is the most famouscathedral in Denmark due to the fact, that ever since the Middle Ages it hasbeen the burial site of most Danish kings and queens. The bay itself is also ahistorical site, since it was here that 5 viking ships were discovered in andexcavated in 1962. Today they can be seen at the Vikingship museum in Roskilde.I'll date the painting to somewhere between 1875-1903. Signed. Monogram “GH” inthe lower right part of the painting.

SIZE: Withframe: 43 cm/16.9" * 33 cm/13". Without frame: 33 cm/13" * 23 cm/9.1".

CONDITION: The painting is ingreat ready-to-hang condition - no holes, tears or missing paint. The frame hasminor scratches and stains.