O. D. Ottesen (b. Broager 1816, d. Frederiksberg 1892)
“Høns, som forlade deres Skjul efter en Regnbyge”. Hens leaving their hiding place after a rainstorm. Signed and dated O.D. Ottesen 1853. Oil on canvas. 96×110 cm.
Exhibited: Charlottenborg 1853 no. 165.
Literature: Hanne Westergaard, “O. D. Ottesen - Arbejdsbog og optegnelser”, 1979, listed under the year 1853, p. 28.
Provenance: Chambermaid Barnekow (1883).
The canvas is relined and put on a newer stretcher. The canvas is slightly bulging. Some small surface scratches . Repairs and retouches
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