Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann (b. Warsaw 1819, d. Copenhagen 1881)
A young woman in a costume from the Hedebo region reading the Bible. Unsigned. Oil on canvas. 97×69 cm.
Exhibited: ARoS, “Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann - Mellem verdener”, 2021.
Literature: Anne Mette Thomsen & Jakob Vengberg Sevel (red.), “Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann - Mellem verdener”, ARoS, 2021, ill. p. 132.
Jerzy Miskowiak, “Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann. Nationalromantikkens enfant terrible”, Frydenlund, 2018, ill. p. 236.
Jerzy Miskowiak, “Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann”, Bosz, Polen, 2020, ill. p. 180 no. 194.
Provenance: Acquired by banking executive Christian Mathias Regensburg (1849–1909), until around 1963 the painting hung in the vicarage in Dronninglund in Northern Jutland.
The Hedebo region or the Heath is the triangular area between Copenhagen, Roskilde and Køge.
Please note: The item is subject to the Anti-Money Laundering Act. In the event of a hammer price of DKK 50,000 or more, including buyer’s premium, the buyer must submit a copy of a valid photo ID and proof of address in order to collect the item.
Paintings and drawings, 6 December 2023