Oerne Thynde, Egland, Greenland
Artist
Emanuel A. Peterson
(Denmark, 1894 - 1948)
Date1934
Mediumpen, ink and wash on green paper
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsOverall: Height: 7.4 cm, Width: 25 cm
Frame: Height: 24.2 cm, Width: 32.6 cm
Frame: Height: 24.2 cm, Width: 32.6 cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1977 by Arthur Chrystal.
CopyrightOut of copyright
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG000008
About MeWith a combination of pen, ink and wash Emanuel A. Peterson's depicts a seascape in Greenland, with its isolated, shapely icebergs protruding from the ocean and arranged neatly along the picture plain. There is an eerie calm to the work as the horizon falls almost in the centre of the paper and both the sea and sky remain flat and unthreatening. The study is dedicated to Peterson's friend, fellow artist Arthur Chrystal (1904-1978), as the inscription reveals, 'To Arthur Chrystal, with best wishes from Emanuel A. Peterson, June 1934'.
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