Laurits Tuxen (b. Copenhagen 1853, d. s.p. 1927)
“Den skumfødt Venus”. Birth of Venus. Study. Signed with monogram and dated 3/4 07. Oil on canvas. 50×38 cm.
Tuxen worked on several variations of the Venus motif. “Den skumfødte Venus”, Birth of Venus, from 1907. The model in the present painting is located in what appears to be a landscape - however, her position, her physique and her hair and the source of light lighting her from below resembles the painting “Den skumfødt Venus”. Birth of Venus. The latter is mentioned and reproduced in the catalogue for the exhibition, “Farver, Friluft og Fyrster”, published by Skagens Museum and Fuglsang Museum, 2014, page 134.
Provenance: Bruun Rasmussen auction Vejle 35, 1994 no. 1028, ill. p. 13.
A few minor crackles and a few minimal peelings. Retouches.
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