Johan Thomas Lundbye (b. Kalundborg 1818, d. Bedsted 1848)
Purchased by “The Metropolitan Museum of Art” in September 2013.
“Lundbye selv, siddende ved en Stendysse”. The painter Lundbye seated next to a barrow. On the top a quotation by the German painter Novalis (pseudonym for Friedrich von Hardenberg (1772–1801)): "O, einsam ist (steht) und tief betrübt, wer heiss und fromm die Vorzeit liebt. Signed with monogram and dated 25 Febr 1844. Drawing ink on paper laid on paper. Sheet size 17×21.5 cm.
Literature: Karl Madsen, “J. Th. Lundbyes Dagbogsoptegnelser i udtog”, 1918 reproduced p. 5.
Provenance: Curator Karl Madsen, his estate auction Winkel & Magnussen 237, 1938 no. 162. The estate of Johan and Randi Dæhnfeldt.
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Paintings & drawings, 17 September 2013