Alfred Thörne - Sunset over Calm Waters with WaterbirdsAlfred Thrne (18501916) Sweden Sunset over Calm Waters with Waterbirds, c. 18951905 signed lower right Alfr. Thrne oil on canvas unframed 72. 5 100 cm (28. 5 39. 4 in) framed 88 116 cm (34. 6 45. 7 in) Provenance: A Swedish private collection. Condition Report: Recently professionally conserved. The paint surface is well preserved with delicate, age appropriate craquelure typical of paintings from the period. The conservation has revealed a fresh

casting fleeting light on the surrounding darkness

Arizona Landscape is a striking testament to Borg’s gift for capturing not only the geography of the West

That is why this painting is a particularly interesting window into not only the painter Francesco Guardi himself – but to the significance of the element of water in art history

earthy tones lend an intimate

capturing the quiet rhythm of the city after dark

attributed to an artist within the circle of Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich

capturing the Nordic coastal light with a skill that aligns him with his Danish Skagen counterparts while maintaining a distinctively Swedish narrative tenderness

Many of Werner’s works were acquired by collectors during his lifetime

the painting is not included in his thorough survey of the artist’s life and work during his Swedish period (1652–63)

which is not mentioned in a thousand and one nights

Their movement is hypnotizing because it is so beautiful

luminous effects