I. E. C. Rasmussen (b. Ærøskøbing 1841, d. The Atlantic Ocean 1893)
“Sommernat under den grønlandske Kyst cirka Aar 1000”. Erik den Røde (the Red) and his crew on board a Viking ship along the coast line of Greenland in the year 1000. Signed and dated I. E. C. Rasmussen 1875. Oil on canvas mounted on board. 105×168 cm.
Exhibited: Charlottenborg 1876 no. 234. Erik den Røde visited Greenland for the first time in 982 and gave it the name Greenland.
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Selected art, 30 October 2007
Not sold