Constantin Hansen (b. Rome 1804, d. Frederiksberg 1880)
“Mandlig Modelfigur. Han sætter Foden op paa en Sten og binder sin Sandal. Over højre Ben ligger et rødt Drapperi; ved Stenen et Sværd. Baggrunden er en skov”. A Male Nude. He places his foot on a stone and ties his sandal. Above the right leg is a red drapery; by the stone a sword. The background is a forest. 1872. Unsigned. Oil on canvas. 94×73 cm.
Emil Hannover, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Constantin Hansen, 1901, no. 578.
Constantin Hansen writes about the work in his diary on 2–10th April 1872 (in Danish): “Painted a male nude together with my son and his friends Terkelsen and Johansen" (cited from Emil Hannover, “Maleren Constantin Hansen”, 1901, p. 351). The son is Sigurd Konstantin-Hansen (1850–1938) and the other two are presumably Michael Therkildsen (Terkelsen) (1850–1925) and Viggo Johansen (1850–1925).
Provenance: Mrs Kristiane Konstantin Hansen (1901). Bruun Rasmussen auction 336, 1975 no. 57.
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Fine art, 10 June 2024
Not sold