Martinus Rørbye (b. Drammen 1803, d. Copenhagen 1848)
“Rejsescene om bord i en hollandsk trækskøjte”. Travel scene on board a Dutch canal barge. Signed and dated M. Rørbye 1846. Oil on cardboard. 28,5×35 cm.
Thorvaldsens Museum, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Martinus Rørbye no. 263, reproduced p. 76.
Kunstforeningen, “Fortegnelse over M. Rørbyes arbejder” (a list of the works of M. Rørbye) in the section of “Fortegnelse over malerier, hvis ejere eller hvis opbevaringssted er ubekendte” (a list of the works whose owners or location are unknown) 1905 nr. 263.
Exhibited: Charlottenborg 1847 no. 10.
Literature: Reproduced in “Smaa Kunstbøger”, vol. 22, p. 41.
Provenance: Chamberlain Count Knuth (before 1905).
Please note: The item is subject to the Anti-Money Laundering Act. In the event of a hammer price of DKK 50,000 or more, including buyer’s premium, the buyer must submit a copy of a valid photo ID and proof of address in order to collect the item.
Paintings, 28 November 2017