Christen Dalsgaard (b. Skive 1824, d. Sorø 1907)
Madonna and Child resting on the flight into Egypt. Unsigned. Oil on canvas. 67×49 cm.
Dalsgaard's painting is a detail with Madonna and Child after Martinus Rørbye's “The Flight into Egypt” from 1833. Rørbye's original painting is also offered for sale at the present auction (see catalogue number 83).
The present painting is mentioned in both Mario Krohn's catalogue from 1905 and in Thorvaldsen's Museum's Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Martinus Rørbye from 1981 under the work “The Flight into Egypt” (no. 42 and M. 67).
Provenance: Miss J. F. Ipsen (1905).
Dalsgaard was a private student of Rørbye, who encouraged him to pursue genre painting and introduced him to painters such as Jørgen Sonne (1801–90) and Frederik Vermehren (1823–1910).
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