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Cow Parsley
  • TitleCow Parsley
  • Technique/ MaterialOil on paper mounted on cardboard
  • DimensionsDimensions: (h x b) 18,9 x 22,5 cm
    Ram [med hänge]: (h x b x dj) 31,7 x 35,5 x 6 cm
    Frame: (h x b
  • Artist/Maker Artist: Peter Christian Skovgaard, Danish, born 1817, dead 1875
  • CategoryPaintings, Paintings
  • Classificationpainting
  • Inventory No.NM 7384
  • AcquisitionInventoried 2017 (Purchase 2016 Sara and Johan Emil Graumann Fund
  • Description
    Artist/Maker
    Images and media

    Peter Christian Skovgaard’s Field of Oats near Vejby (SMK, Copenhagen) is a classic work from the Danish Golden Age. The same qualities are seen in this painting of a patch of cow parsley. The artist appears to have randomly fallen into the bushes and started painting a non-motif. The depth of the field is limited, giving it a sense of intimacy.