Samuel Joensen-Mikines (b. Mykines 1906, d. Copenhagen 1979)
“Asketen” (The Ascetic), The Faroe Islands. Signed S. J-Mikines-38. Oil on canvas. 68×50 cm.
Literature: Adalsteinn Ingólfsson: “Mikines”, Reykjavik, 2006, reproduced p. 102. Exhibited: “Atlantisk Rapsodi - billeder af Færøerne” (Atlantic Rhapsody - pictures from The Faroe Islands), Sønderjyllands Kunstmuseum, Tønder, 2005. Reproduced and mentioned in the catalogue p. 11. Exhibited: Kunstmuseet Brundlund Slot, Aabenraa, 22 November 2003–29 February 2004. Provenance: Bruun Rasmussen Kunstauktioner, auction 726, Copenhagen, October 2003, cat. no. 356.
Minor crackles and peelings. In need of a light surface cleaning. Minor surface scratches.
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Modern paintings, sculptures and prints, 5 March 2024