Alfred Märtens, Coastal Landscape With Estuary Orange Dusseldorf and Dresden and won

Dusseldorf and Dresden and won a medal in 1869

The National Gallery in Berlin houses one of his works

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The height of one’s hair was quite a talking point as demonstrated by the content of a letter from Queen Maria Theresa of Austria-Hungary to her daughter Marie-Antoinette:

Alfred Märtens, Coastal Landscape With Estuary Orange Dusseldorf and Dresden and wonThis vibrant coastal view by Danish artist Alfred Mrtens (1888 1936) depicts an estuary winding its way towards the sea. The shimmering blue tones of the waterway cut between the ragged banks of sand and grass. Theres almost a snakeskin effect to the water with its abundant ripples and undulations. And with this central focal point, Mrtens brings emphasis and guides our eye through the the composition. In the distance, under a tranquil Summertime sky,