Painting
1928
paint
From the collection of Postmuseum
Dominant colour
Painting is a 1928 paint by Eigil Vilhelm Schwab, held at Postmuseum.
The painting shows a royal courier blowing on his horse as it runs. This scene is set against a light background with dark brown, blue, and green colors. The painting was part of a suite of paintings shown at an exhibition in Cologne in 1928. The use of dark colors against a light background is similar to the technique used by artists who work with chiaroscuro.
This Danish artist painted city scenes and quiet interiors in the early 1900s. One of his works, Painting (Painting), shows a muted corner where a table meets a wall, light pooling on old wood. Schwab’s brushwork stays…
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