Vilhelm Hammershøi (b. Copenhagen 1864, d. s.p. 1916)
Portrait of the artist's father-in-law, Jens Peter Ilsted (1832–1901). Unsigned. Pencil on paper. Sheet size 28,4×24,2 cm.
Jens Peter Ilsted is also known from several etchings by his son, Peter Ilsted (1863–1933), including “Kunstnerens fader” (The Artist’s Father) from 1882 and “Kunstnerens fader, Jens Peter Ilsted” (The Artist’s Father, Jens Peter Ilsted) from 1900. Statens Museum for Kunst (The National Gallery of Denmark, inv. no.'s KKS6113 and KKS3627).
Provenance: The artist’s wife, Ida Ilsted (1869–1949), bequeathed the drawing to the current owner’s mother, who was Peter Ilsted’s granddaughter.
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