Joakim Skovgaard (b. Copenhagen 1856, d. s.p. 1933)
Purchased by the Skovgaard Museet in September 2015.
“Koner og Piger byger Tøj ved en Aa i Halland”. Women and girls washing clothes by a river in Halland. 1881. Signed Joakim Skovgaard. Oil on canvas. 77×117 cm.
Exhibition label on the stretcher.
Provenance: Consul General Johan Hansen's collection no. 1595 (not his auctions).
To “Byge Tøj” is an old expression for washing clothes.
Correction: In the Consul General Johan Hansen's collection the title is mistakenly listed as “Koner og Piger byger Tøj ved en Aa i Holland”. Skovgaard stayed during the summers from 1879 to 1900 in Halland and the motif is from here and not from Holland. This has therefore been corrected (31 August 2015).
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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.
Paintings & books, 15 September 2015