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Anne Marie Gilbert-Jespersen (b. Saksild 1849, d. Sakskøbing 1925)

A young barefoot woman with a mandoline, sitting in a door way. Signed with monogram. Oil on canvas. 100×84 cm.

Though Anne Marie Bruun was interested in art from an early age, financial hardships drove her to apply for a job at Den kgl. Porcelainsfabrik (the royal Danish Porcelain Factory. Subsequently she received drawing lessons from F. Helsted and Vilhelm Kyhn, and at Kyhn's recommendation she became a student of Jorgen Roed. Shortly after her debut in Charlottenborg in 1879, she travelled to Paris, where she attended Académie Julian. That same year she married the medical doctor, Gilbert Lauri Jespersen. Her Javanese drawings stemming from the time of their posting in Indonesia may be the work she is best known for. She did however after their posting undertake yet another study tour to Paris. The couple was divorced in 1900 and from then on Gilbert-Jespersen had to support herself and their seven children. The artist made a living as an illustrator and furthermore opened a drawing school in 1902 with her colleague, Caroline van Deurs.

Condition

Peelings and crackles mainly in lower right corner. Pinhole and a few minor retouches. In need of cleaning.

Additional Remarks

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Auction

Paintings, furniture and varia, 25 January 2021

Category
Estimate

8,000–10,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

4,000 DKK  

One bid

When Bidder Bid
4,000 DKK