Theodor Philipsen (b. Copenhagen 1840, d. s.p. 1920)
“Køerne drives hjem”. The cows are led home. Landscape presumably from Saltholm. 1880. Signed with monogram. Oil on canvas. 55×82 cm.
Vibeke Skov, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Theodor Philipsen, 1992, no. 186.
Flemming Brix, Finn Therman Frederiksen and Svend Erik Lorentzen (BFL), A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Theodor Philipsen, 2016, no. 285.
Exhibited: Kunstforeningen's exhibition at Charlottenborg, “Arbejder af Theodor Philipsen”, 1946 no. 21.
Literature: Kai Grunth, “Kunst i Privateje”, 1945, vol. II, mentioned and ill. p. 89 fig. 20 (in Danish): “By Philipsen, we reproduce an early picture ”Køerne drives hjem“ (The cows are led home), where the old cattleman has gone out into the shallow water to chase the animals onto land. A brightly colored cow in the foreground, which turns its head towards the viewer and is strongly illuminated, has become the focal point of the picture. In return, it has also become a marvel of in-depth study”.
Herman Madsen, “200 danske malere og deres værker”, 1946, vol. I, ill. p. 289 fig. 17.
Provenance: Merchandise broker A. W. Simmelhag (1945), his estate auction Bruun Rasmussen 76, 1956 no. 53, ill. p. 33. Bruun Rasmussen auction 576, 1992 no. 32, ill. p. 39.
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Paintings & drawings, 6 March 2023