Else Fischer-Hansen (b. Copenhagen 1905, d. s.p. 1996)
“Solnedgang over havet” (Sunset over the Sea), Rågeleje 1959. Signed, titled and dated on the reverse. Oil on canvas. 81×116 cm.
Provenance: Private collection, Denmark.
In recent years, an art historical and commercial revision has taken place, with works by underrepresented women artists becoming the subject of renewed interest. In Denmark - but also from abroad - we experience strong interest in modernists such as Christine Swane, Olivia Holm-Møller and not least Else Fischer-Hansen.
Else Fischer-Hansen's works are most often based on an impression of nature or an atmosphere, but in their form and structure they are objectless or painterly. Most recently, works by Else Fischer-Hansen are presented in a new international context with names such as Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell and Helen Frankenthaler as part of the extensive exhibition “Action, Gesture, Paint: Women Artists and Global Abstraction 1940–70” at the Whitechapel Gallery in London (February-May 2023) and the Van Gogh Museum in Arles (June-October 2023).
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Modern paintings, sculptures & prints, 20 September 2023