August Tørsleff (b. Flensburg 1884, d. near Kandestederne 1968)
Purchased by Skovgaard Museet in February 2020.
Portrait of the painter Joakim Skovgaard (1856–1933) seated with his palette in front of his fresco Jacob's Dream in Viborg Cathedral. Signed Tørsleff. Oil on canvas. 107×90 cm.
Exhibited: Charlottenborg 1930 no. 475.
Provenance: Bruun Rasmussen auction 361, 1977 no. 141. Bruun Rasmussen auction 442, 1982 no. 201.
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Paintings & drawings, 25 February 2020