Agnes Slott-Møller (b. Copenhagen 1862, d. Funen Island 1937)
“Ebbe Skammelsen i bryllupsgaarden”. Ebbe Skammelsen arriving home, where a wedding is going to take place between his girlfriend and his brother. Signed Agnes Slott-Møller MCMVIII-IX (1908–09). Oil on canvas. 135×205 cm. Original carved and gilt wood frame. Presumably made by her husband Harald Slott-Møller.
A Danish folksong about the knight Ebbe Skammelsen gave Agnes Slott-Møller inspiration for this painting.
The knight Ebbe is serving the King to earn money and honour; at home his brother tempts Ebbe's girlfriend to marry, lying that Ebbe is dead.
The scene shows Ebbe arriving home on the evening of the wedding in his father's farm, Ebbe being greeted by his sisters.
Exhibited: Charlottenborg 1910 no. 433.
Charlottenborg, “Slott-Møller Udstilling”, 1917 no. 4.
Literature: Smaa Kunstbøger no. 24, reproduced p. 54.
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Paintings & drawings, 4 June 2013