Figure 1.--The portait here by Peter Schou is a portrait of a 6-year-old boy. The light enters the room from the left, casting a beautiful light on his soft skin and hair. I'm not sure when this was painted, but would guess the 1920s. |
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We note a painting signed "P. Schou" for Peter Schou (1863-1934). Schou is a listed Danish artist. Schou started as an apprentice with the painter E. Schmiegelow, then Technical School and finally the Royal Danish Academy of Art from 1879-86. He worked as a decoration painter for several years in theatres and museums in Copenhagen and Vienna. Apart from Austria Schou travelled in Rumania, Greece, Turkey and Italy. He also taught decorative painting and had a great influence in this field. In his artworks Schou painted in a naturalistic style, especially landscapes and figure paintings. He never exhibited and left about 200 watercolours and paintings.
The portait here is a portrait of a 6-year-old boy. The light enters the room from the left, casting a beautiful light on his soft skin and hair.
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