Frederik Vermehren (b. Ringsted 1823, d. Copenhagen 1910)
“En Malkepige, der hviler sig”. A milkmaid resting. Signed and dated F. Vermehren 1853. Oil on canvas. 56×71 cm.
According to Reitzel's “Fortegnelse over danske kunstneres arbejder udstillede på Charlottenborg mellem 1807 og 1882” (Inventory of Danish Artists' works exhibited at Charlottenborg between 1807 and 1882), the present painting was exhibited at Charlottenborg in 1853. However, the painting is not registered in the exhibition catalogue from 1853.
Exhibited: Foreningen for National Kunst, “J. F. N. Vermehren”, 1965 no. 17.
Literature: Th. Faaborg, “Johan Frederik Nicolai Vermehren 1823–1923”, 1923, ill. p. 87. “Kunst i Privateje”, 1945, vol. II, mentioned p. 84 and 86, ill. p. 85.
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Paintings and drawings, 6 December 2023