19th-Century Danish School, Flowering Bindweed Religion An atmospheric 19th-century harbour scene

An atmospheric 19th-century harbour scene depicting a working sailboat before a large coastal fire

Signed/dated and housed within a beautiful gilt frame with foliate and various decorative borders

This far-reaching early 20th-century landscape painting by German artist Hans Best (1874-1942) depicts a tranquil vista with distant hills

She trained under the gifted portraitist

1820 Provenance Sweden

19th-Century Danish School, Flowering Bindweed Religion An atmospheric 19th-century harbour sceneThis vibrant 19th century still life depicts a tangled array of flowering bindweed. Its a colourful bounty of vivid new life. Through a mass of foliage and shades of green, the flowers spring forth and grow. They emerge through the leaves with a sense of youthful exuberance as if placed in the sun for the very first time. The artist is unknown but they were evidently a keen student of nature. Monogrammed, dated and framed. Medium: Oil on boardOverall