An Evening beside Lake Arresø, Johan Thomas Lundbye, ca. 1837


An Evening beside Lake Arresø, ca. 1837, Oil on canvas, 9 x 11 3/4 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Johan Thomas Lundbye (Danish, Kalundborg 1818–1848 Bedsted), In 1836, Lundbye’s parents moved to Frederiksvaerk, which lies between Denmark’s largest lake, Aressø, and the sea. The young artist stayed behind in Copenhagen, but on family visits he embraced this new setting, eager to capture the Danish character of the countryside, its light, and its way of life


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