Carl Thomsen (b. Copenhagen 1847, d. s.p. 1912)
“Julianes Giftermaal”. The wedding of Juliane. Signed with monogram and dated 1908. Oil on canvas. 53×43 cm.
Exhibited: Charlottenborg 1908 no. 524. Foreningen for national Kunst, “Fortegnelse over arbejder af maleren Professor Carl Thomsen”, 1909 no. 54. Foreningen for National Kunst, “Jubilæumsudstilling 1900–1970”, 1970 no. 58.
Provenance: The collection of merchant A. W. Simmelhag (1909), his and his wife's auction Bruun Rasmussen auction 76, 1956 no. 69. Bruun Rasmussen auction 695, 2001 no. 1037, reproduced p. 44.
“Julianes Giftermaal” is a short story by the Danish writer Steen Steensen Blicher (1782–1848) and Peer Spillemand from 1840, that among other things describes the preparations and the time leading up to a young woman's wedding. In 1899, Carl Thomsen illustrated “Udvalgte noveller” (selected short stories) by Blicher, among others “Julianes Giftermaal”.
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Paintings & drawings, 30 November 2021