Ludvig Richarde, Steam Frigate At Copenhagen Making A Statement John the Theologian in a

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allowing the land to recede into suggestion rather than definition

The sea gently rolls in bands of green-blue with white surf breaking near the shore

Overall size: 28” x 24” / 71cm x 61cmYear of creation: 1881

Our reference: BRV1954

Ludvig Richarde, Steam Frigate At Copenhagen Making A Statement John the Theologian in aThis expansive late 19th century marine painting by Swedish artist Ludvig Richarde (1862 1929) depicts a Danish steam frigate off the coast of Copenhagen. Richarde was never content to merely record what stood before him. Throughout his oeuvre, he shows himself to be a painter of intention a man who used the sea not only as a subject but as a language. Here, this broad pale view presents far more than a simple coastal observation it reveals an artist