Sture Ekengren, Cubist Landscape With Coastal Town Architecture A characterful mid-19th-century French miniature

A characterful mid-19th-century French miniature depicting a seated gentleman holding a book

Tucked into the frame

The artist is unknown but it’s clearly by a well-trained hand

Ernst Nowak (1853-1919)

15½” x 11½” / 40cm x 30cm

Sture Ekengren, Cubist Landscape With Coastal Town Architecture A characterful mid-19th-century French miniatureA wonderfully bold cubist landscape painting by Swedish artist, Per Sture Ferdinand Ekengren (1918 1996). It depicts a view across rooftops towards the sea, beach and hills. Ekengren studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm and also undertook various study trips to Norway, Denmark, France and Spain, among others. During his lifetime, he exhibited at several museums including the Zorn Museum and the Hudiksvall Museum. The painting is signed in