Bertha Wegmann (b. Soglio, Switzerland 1847, d. Copenhagen 1926)
Portrait of a woman with pearl earrings holding a pair of pince-nez. Signed and dated B. Wegmann 1920. Oil on canvas. 110×115 cm.
Exhibited: Charlottenborg 1921 no. 669, here as “Dameportræt. Knæstykke” (Portrait of a lady. Three-quarter length).
On the stretcher inscribed “Kirsten Gudny Prior”. It could be the name of the person portrayed.
Provenance: H. P. Prior (1921); presumably Hans Peter Prior (1866–1936).
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Paintings & drawings, 6 March 2023