Martinus Rørbye (b. Drammen 1803, d. Copenhagen 1848)
Purchased by Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design in Oslo in November 2021.
“Den læsende abate”. Young priest reading. Signed and dated M. Rørbye 1838. Oil on canvas. 40×29 cm.
Thorvaldsen, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Martinus Rørbye, 1981, no. M. 152. A repetition of “Den læsende abate” from Subiaco 1836 (no. M. 139 in the catalogue).
Provenance: Bruun Rasmussen auction 39, 1953 no. 67, reproduced p. 23. Private Danish collection.
23 November 2021: Addendum to the provenance: Museumsbygningen auction March 2005 no. 35, reproduced p. 35.
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Paintings & drawings, 30 November 2021