2311/​704

Anna Klindt Sørensen (b. Stengård near Ry 1899, d. Ry 1985)

Portrait. Signed AKS. Crayon on paper. Sheet size 38×29 cm.

Engraving in colours, signed A.K.S taped on the reverse of the framing.

At this auction, we present four artworks with four very different expressions by the artist Anna Klindt Sørensen. The four different works illustrate the width that can be found within Ann Klindt Sørensen's artistic oeuvre, which is known for an expressive, vibrant, and spontaneous style of painting. Anna Klint Sørensen's education begins at Albertine Wesenberg's School for Porcelain Painters in 1919 in Copenhagen. Shortly after, she studies under Biggo Brandt in preparation for her enrolment at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1919. Here Anna Klindt Sørensen studies under Valdemar Irminger but decides to leave in protest after just three semesters. At this point, female students don’t have the opportunity to choose their professors – in contrast to what the male students were allowed to do at that time. Anna Klindt Sørensen is continuously active within – and speaks out about women's issues and women's rights, which her departure from the Academy of Arts also testifies to. In 1922, Anna Klindt Sørensen travels to vibrant and progressive Paris. Here she stays for the next 16 years and receives training at various painting schools under artists such as Fernand Léger, Marcel Gromaire, and André Lhote.

In the two portraits, made with crayon on paper and oil on canvas respectively, we see Anna Klindt Sørensen's more well-known expressive style of painting. Here the subject is not beautified – the proportions are distorted, and we see more rough brushstrokes and examination of the portrayed.

This lot is subject to Artist's Royalty.
Condition

Creases and damp discolourations. Engraving on the reverse with foxing, crack and taped corners.

Additional Remarks

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.

Auction

Modern art and design, 14 March 2023

Category
Estimate

2,000–3,000 DKK

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Price realised

2,200 DKK  

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