Christian Blache (b. Aarhus 1838, d. Copenhagen 1920)
View from the harbour of Copenhagen. Signed and dated Chr. Blache 1915. Oil on canvas. 72×100 cm.
In the background in the middle to the left, the steeple of Christianskirken (Christian's Church) on Christianshavn can be seen. The two buildings in the middle to the right (one with canopies in front of the windows and one with a large pediment) have from 1872 until 2003 housed the headquarters of DFDS (Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab). Carl Frederik Tiegten (1829–1901) founded the company in 1866, and in the first years the shipping company was based at Bredgade 33. Note the shipping company's flag with the white cross on a blue background, which hangs from several of the buildings. The building with the canopies was built as a hospital - “Kvæsthus” (a house for the wounded). Here the wounded/sick sailors were treated.
Provenance: Bruun Rasmussen auction 487, 1986 no. 46, ill. p. 23.
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Paintings and drawings, 6 December 2023