Principal works by Peter Brandes  

Bruun Rasmussen Aarhus

The Bruun Rasmussen offices in Aarhus are currently celebrating their first year of business. Highlighting the anniversary is a bronze sculpture by Peter Brandes featured at the entrance to the showroom. With its total weight of 5-6 metric tons, the grand-scale sculpture is an inevitable eye-catcher, reminiscent of the artist’s ‘colossal vases’, which are also central to his oeuvre.

Brandes’ silent qualities

The shepherd is a recurrent theme in Peter Brandes’ work and bears reference to antiquity and a religious/mythological realm, as does much of his art. Brandes is also preoccupied with the subtle qualities of the torso that appeal to the imagination. The artist seeks silent, subtle qualities rather than the trumpeting of overt messages – to instil an element of mysticism and foreboding.

Brandes’ art is essentially fleeting and offers only rudimentary clarity, which is also the case with the magnificent “Orpheus”. Measuring 3 x 2 meters, this vivid artwork may indeed be too large for many homes, but for homes spacious enough it offers the opportunity to enjoy an artwork of great intensity that invites its audience to explore it. This large artwork is accompanied by, among others, “Orfeus øre” (’Orpheus’ Ear’), which with its 145 x 114 cm is suited to most homes. 

Søhøjlandet Collection

‘The Shepherd’ is a striking sculpture originating from the Søhøjlandet resort and conference centre. It is accompanied by an endearing work by Dutch artist Eric Claus, whose girl on a pony has been modelled with great sensitivity. Both sculptures represent a rare opportunity to acquire monumental artworks well under gallery prices.

Subtleness and foreboding are aspects of Brandes art that also colour that of Ejnar Nielsen. From the Søhøjlandet Collection we offer a unique artwork by the painter to whom melancholy and the fear of God are predominant themes. Ejnar Nielsen had a unique understanding of the harsh realities of everyday life. An outsider to the art world from the rolling hills of Jutland, the artist was to become a leading exponent of Danish Symbolism. He was joined by Erik Raadal, a leading artists from the area around Gjern. 

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