Gerda Wegener (b. Hammelev 1886, d. Frederiksberg 1940)
Portrait of a woman in a white dress - possibly the illustrator Maggi Baaring. Signed Gerda Wegener Porta, Maroc 1934. Watercolour and gouache on paper. Visible size 63×48 cm.
Exhibited: “Gerda Wegener”, Kvindemuseet, Århus, 1993, cat. no. 45, ill. in the catalogue p. 15. Exhibited: “Cool Moderne. Art Deco i Dansk Billedkunst 1910–1940”, Gl. Holtegaard, 2015–16, cat. no. 37, Ill. in the catalogue p. 60. Provenance: The collection of Anne Ammitzbøll, Hellerup, Denmark.
Although it is unlikely that Maggi Baaring models for Gerda Wegener in Morocco in 1934, the work in the exhibition catalogue from “Cool Modern” is described as a portrait of the former – probably due to her obvious resemblance to her counterpart.
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Modern paintings, sculptures & prints, 20 September 2023