Christian Aigens, Portrait Of A Girl

Christian Aigens, Portrait Of A GirlA charming portrait of a girl eating breakfast by Danish artist, Anders Peter Christian Aigens (1870 1940). Aigens often painted this young lady and shes likely related perhaps its his daughter. Aigens was born in Copenhagen and trained at the Kunstnernes Frie Studieskoler, which offered an alternative approach to the classical leanings of the Academy. During his time there, he studied under Peder Severin Kryer and Laurits Tuxe. He later trained at

many of his paintings draw on both schools

The portrait is housed within what appears to be its original frame

He gained a good reputation as a miniature painter but before too long

The portrait is housed within a good later frame

She looks directly towards us with eyes that could indicate a hidden depth or mystery

Lefebvre was born in Belgium in 1873 and his works are held in private and public collections within Europe and beyond

The painting is housed within a decorative foliate frame and signed in the lower right

which is cleverly rendered by the artist

The painting is inscribed on the reverse and held within a period gilded frame

She exhibited widely

Many of his expeditions involved long sledge trips through Greenland’s wildest terrain - across unstable sea ice

Gustav Wustmann (1873-1939)