P. S. Krøyer (b. Stavanger 1851, d. Skagen 1909)
“Studie af et Skrivebord”. A study of a writing table. 1900. Unsigned. Oil on panel. 34×26 cm.
H. Chr. Christensen, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of P.S. Krøyer, 1923, no. 674.
A study for no. 676 in the Catalogue Raisonné: “Georg Brandes. Knæbillede” (Georg Brandes) - a portrait of Krøyer's friend, the critic, writer and co-founder of the newspaper Politiken Georg Brandes (1842–1927) painted on commission by Jacob Hegel, publisher at Gyldendal. Politiken acquired the portrait between 1925–1951.
Katrine Halkier writes about Krøyer's various portraits of Brandes: “In the portraits, it was particularly difficult for Krøyer to bring out Brandes' intellect - what characterized him as a person. Krøyer therefore tried to illustrate this intellect in Hegel's portrait of the author by placing Brandes at a desk surrounded by writing kit and papers that referred to his intellectual work as a writer and speaker“. (Katrine Halkier in the exhibition catalogue “Krøyer i Internationalt Lys”, The Hirschsprung Collection & The Art Museums of Skagen, 2011–2012, p. 259).
In the present study, Krøyer has focused solely on Brandes' desk with books, writing kit and papers.
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Fine art, 16 September 2024