Carl Fischer (b. Vejle 1887, d. Copenhagen 1962)
Portrait of the artist's wife; Ely; in a cloche. Signed and dated Carl Fischer 1928 on the passepartout. Coal on paper. Visible size 42×30 cm.
The artist Carl Fischer (1887–1962) worked with landscapes, still lifes, and street scenes, but became especially known for his figure paintings and representations of women in half or full figure in interior settings. Fischer liked to work with simple forms in subdued colours occasionally contrasted by strong colour accents, and his artistic expression bears traces of the style of the French modernists. He won great recognition in his time for his focus on the interplay between form and colour as well as for his ability to convey the models’ personality and psyche. The models were often his wife Ely and the children and grandchildren. Fischer exhibited for many years at Charlottenborg and in 1922 he was awarded the Eckersberg Medal.
Provenance: Bruun Rasmussen auction 827, 2008 no. 676, thence in the family of the artist until today.
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The paper has turned slightly brown. Some foxing. One minor pinhole in the lower right corner. Examined in frame.
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