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The painting is housed within a later vintage frame and inscribed on the reverse
The reverse bears an exhibition label from the Berlin International Art Exhibition of 1891 and the official catalogue entry can be found here
Several figures are desperately clinging onto a small boat that’s partially submerged amid wild waters
A characterful mid-19th-century French miniature depicting a seated gentleman holding a book
and it’s darkened over time
Niels Frederik Schiøttz-Jensen, Barber’s Shop Playful The painting is housed withinA fine 19th century Danish oil on wood depicting a scene from a barbers shop. The artist, Niels Frederik Schittz Jensen (1855 1941) has exquisitely captured every detail. Note how the light falls across the three figures to create a diagonal through the composition. The barber, young man and girl are lit with strong contrast akin to chiaroscuro as the boy turns to talk with his sibling. Behind the figures, the room is rustic with the walls barely