Christian Aigens, Portrait Of A Boy Portraits river and various figures

river and various figures

Monet had begun his ‘Water Lillies’ series

stony effect by letting the ground show through in varying degrees

Housed within a fine swept frame with scroll/foliate decoration and pierced centres and corners

The sensitive handling suggests a lasting friendship

Christian Aigens, Portrait Of A Boy Portraits river and various figuresA charming portrait of a boy looking curiously out of a window by Danish artist, Anders Peter Christian Aigens (1870 1940). Aigens often painted this lad and hes likely related perhaps its his son. 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