Martinus Rørbye (b. Drammen 1803, d. Copenhagen 1848)
View from a village pond in Besser, Samsø. Unsigned. Oil on paper laid on canvas. 31×43 cm.
Provenance: Consul General Johan Hansen's collection no. 1473 (1927). Anton Hansen's Art Auctions 10 March 1931 no. 65.
Martinus Rørbye travelled to Samsø twice, in 1845 and in 1847, where he visited his wife Rose's sister Cathrine, who was married to the rural dean Fasting at Besser Church.
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Paintings & drawings, 6 March 2023