What is the medium? Must be oil for the detail. Looks like the seated figure may have an artificial leg and foot. Is that correct or is it just my eyes looking at a computer image?
It is indeed an artificial leg, and no, both paintings are definitely oil on canvas. Both paintings featured in today’s post were painted by H. A. Brendekilde during the first decade of the 20th century. Both paintings are famous for the social commentary they each embody, showing as they do the daily lives of ordinary people in his era.
Life in the Realm of Fantasy 
What is the medium? Must be oil for the detail. Looks like the seated figure may have an artificial leg and foot. Is that correct or is it just my eyes looking at a computer image?
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It is indeed an artificial leg, and no, both paintings are definitely oil on canvas. Both paintings featured in today’s post were painted by H. A. Brendekilde during the first decade of the 20th century. Both paintings are famous for the social commentary they each embody, showing as they do the daily lives of ordinary people in his era.
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