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Theodor Philipsen (b. Copenhagen 1840, d. s.p. 1920)

“Fra Saltholms Fælled. Heste og køer ved Gammelgårds brønd. En hvid hest lægger sit hoved over en brun”. Horses and cows by a well. 1880. Inscribed Th. P. Oil on canvas. 41.5×51.5 cm.

The motif is more precisely defined at Saltholm's cemetery from the 19th century, and several tombstones can be seen at the bottom right.

Literature: Vibeke Skov, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Theodor Philipsen, 1992 no. 191. Flemming Brix, Finn Therman Frederiksen and Svend Erik Lorentzen (BFL), A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Theodor Philipsen, 2016, no. 282. The present painting is a varation of no. 281 "Fra Saltholms fælles. Heste og køer ved Gammelgårds brønd. En hvid hest ligger sit hoved over en brun” (Horses and cows by a well), which is located at Randers Kunstmuseum (inv. nr. RKR 463).

Exhibited: Kunstforeningen, “Th. Philipsen Udstilling”, 1911 no. 97. Kunstforeningen 1946 no. 19.

Provenance: Director Holger Hirschsprung, his estate auction Winkel & Magnussen 292, 1942 no. 39. Hans Lystrup, his estate auction Bruun Rasmussen 366, 1977 no. 163, illustrated p. 61.

Condition

The canvas is relined. Minor crackles. In need of cleaning.

Additional Remarks

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Auction

Paintings, furniture and varia, 20 March 2023

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15,000–20,000 DKK

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12,000 DKK  

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