John Arsenius - Oriental FigureAttributed to John Arsenius (18181903) Sweden Oriental Figure monogrammed lower left JAoil on panelunframed 26. 5 15. 5 cm (10. 4 6. 1 in)framed 34 23 cm (13. 4 9. 1 in) Provenance: Private collection Sweden Essay: This panel presents a solitary standing figure, articulated with a restrained painterly language against a muted brown ground. The figure is depicted with a slight turn of the head, wrapped in a voluminous white drapery over a red garment,

becoming one of the country's greatest interpreters of its forests

Rather than depicting a dramatic episode from the tale

this impressive work measures 126 x 86 cm

inviting the viewer to follow the winding road into the heart of the mountains

with clouds catching the light of the sun

Evening on the Thames

Beyond their historical importance

where Teniers yet again found new career opportunities that would prove to be very successful

Essay:This dramatic coastal scene

and harmonious composition suggest it was created by someone in the circle of accomplished Flemish painters who had assimilated Italian artistic currents around 1600

On her finger

Werner’s art carried forward the 19th-century National Romantic ideal of finding national identity and solace in the Nordic wilderness