Wilhelm Marstrand (b. Copenhagen 1810, d. s.p. 1873)
Scene from “Jeppe på bjerget”. Jeppe on the hill or The Transformed Peasant, Act 3, scene 3, where Jeppe invites the bailiff's wife to dinner and says to her: “You're pretty. Do you want to sleep with me tonight?”. In addition, he demands that the bailiff be hanged. He is on his knees begging for mercy. Unsigned. Oil on canvas. 32×41 cm.
Provenance: Bruun Rasmussen auction 581, 192 no. 3, ill. p. 15.
In good condition. Original canvas. Small fine crackles and a few very small peelings near the edges.
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Fine art, 10 June 2024
Not sold