Kai Nielsen (b. Svendborg 1882, d. Frederiksberg 1924)
“Træet og børnene” (The tree and the children), also called “Eventyrtræet” (The fairytale tree), 1917. Signed Kai Nielsen. Stamped DK 3. Bronze. Dansk Kunsthandel. Stamped dedication on the bottom. H. 53 cm.
Literature: Haavard Rostrup: “Lidt om Kai Nielsen”, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen 1982, reproduced p. 29. Literature: Christian Gether: “Billedhuggeren Kai Nielsen 1882–1924”, Copenhagen 1986, reproduced p. 149. Literature: Sofie Olesdatter Bastiansen & Anna Manly (ed.): “Kai Nielsen - Født af hverdagen”, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek and Faaborg Museum 2024, reproduced p. 47. Provenance: Ship owner Johan L. Müller.
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