Very early autumn

George Inness (1825-1894) - Early Autumn Montclair

American artist

 Alfred Thompson Bricher (1837-1908) - Early Autumn on Long Island

American artist

And now to the Scandinavians:

Olof Arborelius (1842-1915) - Sunny Autumn Day at the Lake

Swedish artist

Fritz Thaulow (1847-1906) - An Orchard on the Banks of a River

 Norwegian artist

Johan Thomas Lundbye  (1818-1848) Autumn Landscape: Hankehøj near Vallekilde 1847

 Danish artist.

Today in Copenhagen, Denmark, it is a cool, clear sunny morning. 

The air is crisp,and the temperature is rising 

for every beam that hits the streets and pavements. 

From my window I can see green trees, and if I lean out I can see the canals.

 The magpies and seagulls are fighting in the yards and at the piers.

It is going to be the best month ever...I love September!

Women drinking - in art

Pieter de Hooch (1629–after 1684) - Woman drinking with Soldiers 1658 

Cheers, lads!

Gerard ter Borch (II)  (1617-1681)  - Woman drinking wine c1657

Just a sip helps me focus..

Edgar Degas (1834-1917) - Woman in a cafe

A real lady always wears a hat and gloves..

Lovis Corinth (1858-1925) - Woman with a Glass of Wine 1908

Finally a man who sees things from a womans perspective..

Vintage photo  - woman drinking from whisky bottle

We all remember the scene from the movie Sideways...

 Harald Slott Moeller (1864-1937) - Primavera 1901

 

The Danish version of women drinking....

Swedish Rhapsody

Just a two hours drive from the Danish capital Copenhagen takes you right into the 

Swedish wilderness. 

 Please disregard the electricity poles.

You often come across wild animals, such as moose - and occasionally a straying wolf, but they are not supposed to be there!

On my recent trip I encountered a hare. 

In the late summer warmt, the flowers bloomed

Bluebells!

 and some yellow flowers

Clover!

Nice to eat if you are a little horse

White horse

A cultivated corner in a small village

and the old apple trees in the garden

 and its fruit

I visited some friends, who have invested in this Swedish stone setting

 Now a ruin - 

but with some hard work - and a litte luck -  it will soon be a beautiful castle

like the one in Kronoberg

Kronoberg Castle 

Kronoberg Castle is located on the shore of Lake Helgasjön. In the 15th century, the Bishop of Växjö built fortifications that could serve as a place of safety in case of attack 

(most likely by the Danes).

 

Kronoberg was taken over by rebels in 1542 when the Dacke revolt occurred, led by Nils Dacke. This revolt was suppressed in 1543 when the King took over the Bishop's Kronoberg castle and the surrounding land.

The king was now seeing a stronghold of support to prevent new rebellions. He continued strengthening the castle, and when it was fully built in 1580, it had at least 50 cannons.

After the Treaty of Roskilde was signed in 1658, Kronoberg castle was no longer important militarily. It began to decay and soon became a ruin.

 Treaty of Roskilde - Peace Banquet

Place de la Concorde

Alice Halicka (1895-1975) - La place de la Concorde (1933)

Polish born female artist

Henri Martin (1860-1943) - Place de la Concorde

French artist, born in Toulouse

 Gustave Pope (active 1852-1895) -  Place de la Concorde, Paris

British artist

Albert Charles Lebourg (1849 - 1928) - Place de la Concorde

French artist

 Paul Fischer (1860-1934)

Danish artist!

Ethel Carrick Fox (1872-1952) - c1918-19

Female Australian artist, British born

 

John Constable and Danish art

John Constable (1776-1837 )  A Farm Cart with two Horses in Harness 1814 (study)

and a Danish study by an artist, who really was able to catch the moods and spirits of both landscapes and animals

 Johan Thomas Lundbye (1818 - 1848) - Study of a standing cow c. 1840, Denmark

 John Constable - Hampstead Stormy Sky 1814

 and here a painting by a Danish artist, who normally is associated with picturing peasant life - farmers in traditional clothes. But he did so much more

Christen Dalsgaard (1824-1907) - By the Fjord 1851 - Limfjorden, Denmark

John Constable - Landscape with clouds

Christen Dalsgaard - Landscape near Skive1849, Jutland, Denmark

John Constable - A Hayfield near East Bergholt at Sunset 1812

To find anything like this in Danish art, we need to jump to the Skagen painters, the impressionists

Michael Ancher (1949-1927)  - Autumn landscape from Skagen

From my August garden

Red currants

and yellow plums

The two together will mix well in vodka, and the snaps will be ready to drink in the late autumn.

 

This creature will probably not survive until then

The butterflies are out today

Amor (Cupid) with a butterfly Bertel Thorvaldsen 1770-1844

Cupid with Butterfly 1888

 Adolphe William Bouguereau (1825-1905)