Julius Paulsen, Contemplation Ladies which guarded Stockholm from potential

which guarded Stockholm from potential foes

often depicting women either reading or undertaking handicrafts

he debuted at the Royal Academy in London

It’s also possible that it's by a painter within his circle

Julius Paulsen, Contemplation Ladies which guarded Stockholm from potentialThis early 20th century oil painting by Danish artist Julius Paulsen (1860 1940) depicts a middle aged gentleman sitting alongside a table with his right hand clutching his head. Paulsen was an intelligent painter of landscapes, scenes and portraits who exhibited extensively. A moment of contemplation, whats on his mind? Is this a regret, pondered over by lamplight? A searing thought too compelling to expel? Or simply an astonishingly brutal hangover,