Johan Frederik Damm, Forest Floor Still Life With Butterfly

Johan Frederik Damm, Forest Floor Still Life With ButterflyA beautiful 19th century still life depicting a group of wild flowers emerging from the forest floor by Swedish artist, Johan Fredrik Damm (1820 1894). This charming little piece is exquisitely rendered and more akin to a botanical study than a traditional still life. Note how Damm has handled the lifelike surfaces of the leaves with such skill and accuracy. Johan Fredrik Damm was a master of flower painting and he excelled at leafy compositions that

1960Provenance: EnglandCondition: Craquelure

Perhaps our unique perception tells us more about ourselves than the sitter

Artist’s auction highlight: £2

A characterful 20th-century portrait of a dapper gentleman wearing a black homburg hat by Danish artist

August Weber (1817–1873)

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 24½” x 28½” / 62cm x 72cmYear of creation: c

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 24½” x 15½” / 62cm x 39cmYear of creation: c

Signed illegibly in the lower left

One small area of paint loss in the lower right

If you enjoy a little eccentricity

The painting is housed within a 19th-century gilded frame

28” x 24” / 72cm x 61cm