Kristian Zahrtmann (b. Rønne 1843, d. Copenhagen 1917)
Purchased by Det Nationalhistoriske Museum på Frederiksborg Slot in December 2012.
“Selvportræt”. Self-portrait. Half figure in profile. Cap with green stripes and light blue smock. The painter is working on a portrait of Kaj Dessau (H. Chr. Christensen no. 745). The background is a screen with young men in renaissance dresses. Signed with monogram and dated 1916. Oil on canvas. 65×56 cm.
H. Chr. Christensen, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Kristian Zahrtmann no. 744 (with the measurements 52×56 cm). S. Danneskjold-Samsøe, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Kristian Zahrtmann no. 1161 (with the measurements 52×56 cm).
Provenance: The estate auction of the late Martin Dessau 1922 no. 25 (with the measurements 52×56 cm), reproduced p. 9. ABR auction 481, 1986 no. 168, reproduced p. 24.
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Paintings, sculptures & books, 27 November 2012