Børge Nyrop (1881-1948) - Danish School 1944 Oil Corn Stooks

Description

This charming mid century study by Danish painter Borge Nyrop depicts an open field with neat piles of corn stooks. The artist captures the scene in a muted palette, using a subtle impasto technique to convey texture in the landscape. Signed and dated to the lower right. Presented in a gilt frame. On canvas.

Condition

There are some small surface marks to the upper half of the painting

Size

28 x 39cm (11" x 15.4")
Framed Size: 35 x 46.5cm (13.8" x 18.3")

Artist Biography

Borge Nyrop was a Danish painter born in 1881 son of manufacturer, Johan Ernst Nyrop. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and after travelled to Paris to study under artist L. Simons. His works centered around impressionist studies of the Danish countryside and he exhibited at the Danish Royal Academy thirty-six times between 1907 and 1945. In 1907 he was the awarded the Soedring exposition medal and the Neuhausen medal in 1911.