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Carl Baagøe (b. Copenhagen 1829, d. Snekkersten 1902)

“Hertha” and “Frederik” at anchor at Akureyri, Iceland. Signed and dated Carl Baagøe 1857. Oil on canvas. 74×116 cm.

In 1856, Baagøe painted a similar motif from the village of Akureyri with the dimensions 79×115 cm. Sold at Bruun Rasmussen auction 627, 1996 no. 208 ill. p. 117. It was estimated DKK 75.000, but was sold for DKK 250.000.

Akureyri in Iceland is today a university town and is with its 18,925 inhabitants Iceland's fourth largest city after Reykjavík, Hafnarfjörður and Kópavogur.

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Auction

Paintings & drawings, 6 March 2023

Category
Estimate

75,000–100,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

120,000 DKK