2311/​590

Sonja Ferlov Mancoba (b. Copenhagen 1911, d. Paris 1984)

Untitled. Signed SM 68, E.A. Lithograph in colours. Sheet size 45×34 cm.

Sonja Ferlov Mancoba joins the ranks of artists who in their lifetime never achieve the recognition that their purely art-historical significance deserves. Ferlov Mancoba began her art studies in 1931 at the Arts and Crafts School under Bizzie Høyer, and then continued at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in the years 1932–33. She also met Richard Mortensen and Ejler Bille, with whom she explores the possibilities of surrealism and psychoanalysis in the artistic process. In 1935, the three are on Bornholm, and it was here that her interest turned to the sculptural.

Sonja Ferlov Mancoba is today represented in several museums at home and abroad, and her powerful, potent works are often in high demand on the auction market. You recently had the chance to experience her work at a large exhibition at the National Gallery of Denmark and subsequently at the Centre Pompidou in 2019. Furthermore, she will be exhibited at Bornholm Art Museum – and a special and prestigious pavilion is planned to open in 2024 at the earliest.

This lot is subject to Artist's Royalty.
Condition

Examined in frame. Few handling marks. Minor foxing stains.

Additional Remarks

Please note: The item is subject to the Anti-Money Laundering Act. In the event of a hammer price of DKK 50,000 or more, including buyer’s premium, the buyer must submit a copy of a valid photo ID and proof of address in order to collect the item.

Auction

Modern art and design, 14 March 2023

Category
Estimate

3,000 DKK

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7,500 DKK  

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