Early 20th-Century Evening Street Scene With Canal & Figures people It’s been painted with a

It’s been painted with a great degree of confidence and the beard is particularly well rendered

With daubs of oils and skilfully rendered brushwork

Miniatures by this artist rarely surface as most are held within private collections

men often sported an hourglass figure with tightly cinched waists and barrel chests

Size 19⅓” x 23” / 49cm x 59cm Year of creation

Early 20th-Century Evening Street Scene With Canal & Figures people It’s been painted with aAn impressionistic early 20th century oil on canvas depicting a chilly scene in Scandinavia. The evenings sun is disappearing on the horizon as a group of figures rest by a canal. The artist, S Wedel, has created a beautiful graduated sky that culminates with an intense glow of pink and orange. Its an unusual piece due to the contrast between the dark architectural silhouettes and the light blue above. The painting is signed dated in the lower right