Landscape with Sunlit Clouds by Dankvart Dreyer

Landscape with Sunlit Clouds 1844 - 1845

paper

abstract painting

charcoal drawing

possibly oil pastel

paper

oil painting

acrylic on canvas

underpainting

seascape

painting painterly

watercolour illustration

watercolor

"Landscape with Sunlit Clouds" is an oil painting created between 1844 and 1845 by Danish artist Dankvart Dreyer. The artwork, currently housed at the Statens Museum for Kunst, depicts a serene landscape with a prominent sunlit cloud formation in the sky, showcasing Dreyer's interest in capturing the nuances of light and atmospheric effects. This intimate, small-scale painting (30 cm x 42.5 cm) exemplifies Dreyer's contribution to the Danish Golden Age of painting, a period marked by a focus on realism and the beauty of the natural world.