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Louise Bonfils (b. Frederiksberg 1856, d. Copenhagen 1933)

“Langebro set fra Ryssensten. Diset vejr”. "Langebro seen from Ryssensten, Copenhagen. Hazy weather. Signed and dated L. Bonfils 1889. Oil on canvas. 43×69 cm.

Exhibited: Charlottenborg 1889 no. 492.

The painter of seascapes and plein air painter, Louise Bonfils, was educated at Tegne- og Kunstindustriskolen for Kvinder, under Wenzel Tornøe and Hans Fischer, and at Kunstnernes Frie Studieskoler under the plein air painters Laurits Tuxen and P.S. Krøyer. She exhibited regularly at Charlottenborg, but not until 9 years after her debut in 1881, was she able to inscribe herself as a painter of seascapes at Kunstakademiets Kunstskole for Kvinder (The Royal Art Academy for women) in 1890.

Bonfils went on a study tour from 1884 to 1885 in Southern Germany and Italy and later undertook several shorter travels to Paris, Dresden, The Netherlands, Belgium and Norway. The painting of seascapes and landscapes influenced by the plein air tradition preoccupied Bonfils through out her career, and as a female painter of seascapes she occupied a unique position in the Danish art world at the time.

Condition

A few minimal peelings and crackles. One minor repair in the sky.

Additional Remarks

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Auction

Paintings, furniture and varia, 25 January 2021

Category

Paintings

Estimate

4,000–6,000 DKK

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