Wilhelm Freddie (b. Copenhagen 1909, d. s.p. 1995)
“Trauma”, 1948. Signed Freddie marts 48; signed, titled and dated on the reverse. Oil on masonite. 55×46 cm.
Literature: Edouard Jaguer: “Wilhelm Freddie-Pilene fra den elektriske bue”, Copenhagen 1969, reproduced p. 61. Literature: Jens Jørgen Thorsen: “Where has Freddie been?”, Copenhagen and London 1972, reproduced in colours p. 34. Published in connection with a one-man exhibition of Freddie in (Gallery) Acoris. The Surrealist Art Centre, London 1972. Literature: Palle Schmidt: Wilhelm Freddie-den evige oprører", Copenhagen 1976, reproduced in colours p. 55. Literature: Hrymfaxe, no. 4, 1986, reproduced p. 10. Literature: Rolf Læssøe: “Wilhelm Freddie”, Copenhagen 1996, reproduced full page in colours fig. 111. p. 155.
Exhibited: “Expo Aleby, Surrealistisk manifestation”, Stockholm 1949, cat. no. 19. Exhibited “Wilhelm Freddie”, Retrospective exhibition, Konsthallen, Göteborgs Konstmuseum 1967, cat. no. 45. Exhibited: “Wilhelm Freddie”, Retrospective exhibition, Lund's Konsthall 1968, cat. no. 45. Exhibited: “Wilhelm Freddie Udstillingen”, Henie - Onstad Kunstsenter, Oslo, Aarhus Kunstmuseum and Amos Anderssons Kunstmuseum, Helsinki 1974–75, cat. no. 40, reproduced. Exhibited: “Wilhelm Freddie. En enestående samling til et enestående museum”, separate exhibition, Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Aalborg 1979, reproduced p. 18. Exhibited: “Freddie”, Statens Museum for Kunst (National Gallery of Denmark), Copenhagen 26 August-22 October 1989 and Liljevalchs, Stockholm 17 November 1989–7 January 1990, cat. no. 67, reproduced. in the catalogue.
Provenance: Fine Art Exhibitions, London. Provenance: Kunsthallen Kunstauktioner, auction 494, Copenhagen 7 October 1998, cat. no. 11, reproduced in the catalogue p. 5. Provenance: Private collection, Denmark.
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