Edwin Ellis, Moorland Boats she’s echoing the sentiments of

she’s echoing the sentiments of the ‘Biedermeier’ period

Empire dresses became popular at the beginning of the 19th century during a revival of styles from Greco-Roman art

So you can imagine the young Morten being surrounded by a high standard of artists during his childhood

The American tonalist John Henry Twachtman (1853-1902) also trained at the Académie and was perhaps an inspiration

He spent the majority of his life in Seasalter

Edwin Ellis, Moorland Boats she’s echoing the sentiments ofThis late 19th century watercolour by Edwin Ellis (1842 1895) depicts a boggy moorland under a brooding sky. Ellis was an accomplished English watercolourist, known predominantly for landscapes and maritime scenes. Two horses, led by a figure, pull a laden haycart towards a distant farmhouse. The foremost horse, illuminated in white, draws the eye, providing a visual starting point. Overhead, the clouds partially break to reveal the glow of a retiring