Léon Barotte, A Morning View With Fisherman & Lake

Léon Barotte, A Morning View With Fisherman & LakeA peaceful early 20th century oil painting depicting a fisherman on a picturesque tree lined lake. The artist, Lon Barotte (1866 1933), has captured the light so beautifully as it cascades across the water. And the hazy sky seems to give the piece an atmospheric quality. Its quiet and still a place wed all like to be. Hes also created a clever diagonal by using a darker green in the bottom left. This visual tool guides our eye from left to right and

His contemporaries considered him to be a little introverted and he opted to dedicate his life to his art rather than settle down with a family

We’ve dated the portrait to around 1840 but it could be earlier

Reginald (1891-1971)

The portrait is housed within

after the original work by Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788)

bowls and cloth by Danish artist

To this day

A fine 19th-century interior scene by academy-trained Danish artist

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He studied at the Royal Art Academy in Copenhagen and many of his works reflect his love for the sea and sailing

the artist’s easel is partially visible

so it’s interesting to consider why these were painted so far apart