The Canal at Holmes Bridge, Christian Mlested, oi on canvas, roughly 38 x 34 inches ( 96 x 87 cm).
Image is sourced from Wikipedia. This painting was auctioned in 2011; I assume it’s currently in a private collection.
Danish painter Christian Molsted, who was active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, gives us a view of a canal and bridge in horizontal light, with a strong sense of depth. Deep shadows in the foreground make the sunlit buildings, bright sky and reflections in the water look even brigter, and lead us back into the painting.
I particularly like the range of colors in the distant builings and church tower past the bridge. it’s a little hard to see, but he appears to have mixed in violets, magentas, yellows and even greens, while maintaining the sense of atmospheric perspective that demands the colors not be so vibrant as to come forward. There is also quite a mix of colors in the sky.
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