P. S. Krøyer (b. Stavanger 1851, d. Skagen 1909)
“Skuespillerinde ved det kgl. Teater Fru Emma Thomsen i kostume”. Actress at The Royal Theater in Copenhagen Mrs Emma Thomsen (1863–1910) in costume. Signed and dated P.S. Krøyer April 93. Oil on canvas. 74×48 cm.
H. Chr. Christensen, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of P.S. Krøyer, 1923, no. 516.
Provenance: Merchant E. Aug. Bloch, his auction 1920 no. 71, sold to director Holger Helger for DKK 1810. Bruun Rasmussen auction 507, 1988 no. 141, ill. p. 60. Bruun Rasmussen auction 763, 2006 no. 2036, ill. p. 41.
The Norwegian painter Christian Krohg (1852–1925) called Emma Thomsen “the world's most beautiful woman”. She made her debut at The Royal Theatre in Copenhagen in 1883 as Johanne in J.C. Hostrup's “Eventyr på fodrejsen” (Adventures on a walking tour). Quote from Danish biographical encyclopedia, published in the period 1979–1984 (in Danish): “Her harmonious beauty meant that the minimum possible demands were placed on her education and gave her a larger repertoire than was otherwise the fate of a beginner. She sang cleanly, was sweet and endearing like the young girls of the vaudeville whose empire costume suited her.”
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Fine art, 16 September 2024