P. S. Krøyer (b. Stavanger 1851, d. Skagen 1909)
“En Hornbækfisker. Hel Figur staaende i en Baad i en foroverbøjet Stilling, ifærd med at hale i en Vaadline”. A fisherman from Hornbæk. Full figure standing in a boat in a forward bent position, hauling in a line. Signed and dated S.K. 76. Oil on canvas laid on canvas. 49×35 cm.
H. Chr. Christensen, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of P.S. Krøyer, 1923, no. 155. The present painting is a study for the painting “Hornbækfiskere paa Sildefangst. Tidlig Morgen” (Fishermen from Hornbæk fishing for herring. Early morning) from 1877, this one no. 157 in H. Chr. Christensen's catalogue raisonné.
Udstillet: Charlottenborg, “Fortegnelse over malerier, studier, tegninger m.m. af P.S. Krøyer”, 1905 no. 34. Kunstforeningen, “P.S. Krøyer 1851–1909”, Charlottenborg, 1910 no. 62.
Provenance: Manufacturer, Consul Christian Loehr (1910, 1923). Bruun Rasmussen auction 450, 1983 no. 151, ill. p. 45.
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Fine art, 4 March 2024