Benjamin Wolff (b. Danmark 1790, d. s.p. 1866)
Purchased by The National Museum in Copenhagen, November 2016
Sketchbook studies of inhabitants of Calcutta. Pencil. On European paper. Several signed on the mount. 19×25 cm. - 49×35 cm. (57)
Benjamin Wolffs personal observations of daily life in Calcutta anno 1820. A large collection of charming and somewhat naïve drawings depicting Women and Men - from reclining Female nudes to Holy Men. A number of the drawings are laid down on paper and signed B.Wolff. The remaining part bear annotations typically Benjamin or Benj. Wolff del. Calcutta and dated 1818–1827. The latter have additional protective tissue.
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Oriental sale, 30 November 2016