August Schiøtt (b. Helsingør 1823, d. Hellebæk 1895)
“Børn ved Stranden”. Children paddling at the water's edge at Aalsgaarde. Signed and dated A. Schiøtt 1887. Oil on canvas. 90×117 cm.
Aalsgaarde (Ålsgårde) is located near Hellebæk in Northern Zealand by Øresund
Exhibited: Charlottenborg 1887 no. 342.
Another painting with children bathing at Aalsgaarde, “Badende Børn. Motivet fra Aalsgaarde”, from 1884, considered a major work in August Schiøtt's ouevre, was sold for DKK 460,000 at Bruun Rasmussen Vejle auction 73 part 1, 2000 no. 989, ill. p. 153 and on the cover.
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