Description:

Vilhelm Petersen, oil painting on mahogany, Danish Golden Age painter.
Landscape motif with a thatched cottage and winding road in an open, idyllic setting, executed in oil on a mahogany panel, unsigned.

Origin: Denmark.
Material: Mahogany, oil paint.
Dimensions: Visual size 18 × 26 cm, total size 23 × 32 cm.
Period: Mid-19th century.
Condition: In good condition with age-related wear.

Bio:
Vilhelm Petersen (1812–1880) was a Danish painter from the Golden Age period. He was educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen and primarily painted landscapes and genre scenes depicting everyday Danish life. His style was naturalistic and influenced by the national romantic movement of the 19th century.
The Danish Golden Age is characterised by poetic and naturalistic depictions of landscape and everyday rural life, often centred on cottages, roads, and clusters of trees. Artists of the period favoured a calm and harmonious visual language with balanced colour and careful attention to light and atmosphere. Oil on wood or mahogany was frequently used for small-format works with refined detail.