Original Drawing - Poul Steffensen - "Garden Courtship" - Signed and Dated 1902

Antiques : Art : Original Drawing : Poul Steffensen : Genre : Realism : Courtship : Garden : Love

 

This unpretentious genre scene has been executed in a realist style reflecting the classic academy tradition. (They are characterized by the careful light and shade producing a convincing illusion of three-dimensional volume of the figures and also the skilful and highly detailed depiction of various fabrics and materials.) The drawings we are offering came from a private collection of illustrations for books and magazines by Poul Steffensen. The drawing is signed and executed by Poul Steffensen (1866-1923), a well-listed Danish artist. He was a pupil of C.N Overgaard, studied at the Royal Art Academy in 1887 where he was a pupil of F. Vermehren, Julius Exner and Carl Bloch. Steffensen worked primarily with landscapes and animal scenes. He is best known for his series of realistic and detailed landscapes with cattle or horses. Steffensen was also an excellent illustrator and did the illustrations for the history novels by the authors Carl Etlars and B.S Ingemann. He participated in the following exhibitions: Charlottenborg: 1892-1922, The artists fall exhibition: 1904, Art union: 1923, Gallery Bergenholz: 1920. This drawing is dated 1902. The drawing is in very good condition but with slight yellowing of the paper. The drawing has A4 format. The drawing is unframed.

Item ID: A3978