Christen Dalsgaard (b. Skive 1824, d. Sorø 1907)
“Desserten”. The dessert. A well-attired young countryman presents an apple to his chosen one. Signed and dated Chr. Dalsgaard Sorö 1875. Oil on canvas. 90×72 cm.
Exhibited: Charlottenborg 1875 no. 50.
Provenance: Bought by Kunstforeningen (The Art Association) and was disposed of by lottery at Kunstforeningen in 1876. Here won by tailor M. Petersen. Mrs. A. Knap, Silkeborg (1945).
Literature: “Kunst i Privateje”, vol. III, 1945, ill. and mentioned p. 358 (in Danish): “Mrs A. Knap’s rather extensive collection consists of older Danish paintings, and a number of large and significant works lend it particular weight. Chief among them is Christen Dalsgaard’s graceful genre painting “The Dessert”. There is a sense of grandeur and vastness in the landscape, where two young country folk have just finished their meal and are now enjoying their dessert — an apple. Adam and Eve on the heath.”
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