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Wilhelm Marstrand (b. Copenhagen 1810, d. s.p. 1873)
“En improvisator”. An Italian improviser entertaining a group of people outside an osteria. Signed and dated W. M. 1853. Oil on canvas. 38×53 cm.
A watercolour by Marstrand with the same motif but with small variations is also included in this auction (see cat. no. 147).
A painting from the same year titled (in Danish): “An improvisor. A fisherman from Ischia is improvising for the young girls on his lute” with the measurements 42×57 cm was exhibited at the Mastrand exhibition at Kunstforeningen in 1898 no. 301.
Provenance: The collection of art dealer Viggo Winkel, joint owner of the Danish auction house Winkel & Magnussen. Bruun Rasmussen auction 343, 1976 no. 83, reproduced p. 21. Bruun Rasmussen auction 448, 1983 no. 67, reproduced in colour p. 69. Private Danish collection.
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 & drawings, 30 November 2021