Late 19th-Century French School, Head Study autumn particularly those from the hamlet

particularly those from the hamlet of Skovshoved

Artists of this nature were often urged to exaggerate the dimensions of such animals with each owner keen to convey their feeding prowess

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 23” x 17” / 58cm x 43cmYear of creation: c

Born in Copenhagen to Jacob Kiærschou

Late 19th-Century French School, Head Study autumn particularly those from the hamletThis enchanting late 19th century French oil painting depicts the head of a bearded man. Rendered with an abundance of consideration and feeling, the introspection of the figure portrayed is palpable. A monogram in the lower right reads HD, but the artist is yet to be determined. One lead is Henri Camille Danger (1857 1939), a French painter known for historical, allegorical and mythological subjects, such as his La Transgression du Commandement