P. S. Krøyer (b. Stavanger 1851, d. Skagen 1909)
“Udsigt over Tage mod Havnegade og Nikolai Taarn. Urolig Luft med store Skymasser over Baggrunden”. View over the roofs towards Havnegade and the tower of Nikolaj church on a windy day with clouds in the sky. Signed and dated S. K. 1868. Oil on cardboard. 19×23 cm.
H. Chr. Christensen, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of P. S. Krøyer no. 13.
Exhibited: The Hirschsprung Collection and Skagens Museum, “Krøyer i internationalt lys”, 2012 no. 5, reproduced p. 153.
Literature: Peter Michael Hornung, “Peter Severin Krøyer”, 2002, mentioned and reproduced p. 22.
Provenance: Winkel & Magnussen 1923.
In this early painting, which must be one of the first atmospheric paintings from the painter's hand, Krøyer is already interested in the sunset and the special light that appears at this time of the day. A motif that would later become very important in his oevre.
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Paintings & drawings, 30 May 2017