Georg Seligmann (b. Copenhagen 1866, d. Montebello, Elsinore 1924)
Trompe l'oeil of the relief “Hebe Passes Her Pitcher and Bowl to Ganymede” by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770–1844). Signed G. Seligmann eft. (after) Thorvaldsen. April 1910. Oil on canvas. 49×46 cm.
Exhibited: Winkel & Magnussen, København, “Malerier og Studier af Georg Seligmann”, 1910 no. 33.
Provenance: Bruun Rasmussen auction 732, 2004 no. 1582, ill. p. 169.
Thorvaldsen's relief is dated 1833 (Thorvaldsens Museum Inv. No. A351).
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Paintings and drawings, 29 November 2022