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Sven Havsteen-Mikkelsen (b. Argentina 1912, d. Ærøskøbing 1999)

“Julenat” (Christmas Night), 1980s. Signed S. Havsteen. Oil on canvas. 195×130 cm. Framed in hand-gilded frame.

Preliminary study for altarpiece. The motif is included in the altarpieces in Naur Kirke near Holstebro (1986), Todbjerg Kirke near Aarhus (1979) and in Haarby Kirke near Faaborg (1976).

Literature: Mikael Wivel: “Sven Havsteen-Mikkelsen. Det kristne spor”, 2004, reproduced p. 47.

This lot is subject to Artist's Royalty.
Additional Remarks

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Auction

Modern paintings, sculptures and prints, 5 December 2023

Category

Modern Paintings ▸ Classical modernism

Estimate

75,000–100,000 DKK

Price realised

Not sold