PHILIPSEN, Theodor Esbern
(b. 1840, København, d. 1920, København)

Long Shadows. Cattle on the Island of Saltholm

c. 1890
Oil on canvas, 61 x 82 cm
Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

In this painting the cows are not the real motif; that distinction belongs to the sun and the power of the sun. Philipsen's originality stems from his ability to adapt and develop the Impressionist palette in accordance with the Danish countryside and climate.




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