C. A. Jensen (b. Bredsted near Husum 1792, d. Copenhagen 1870)
Purchased by Sorø Kunstmuseum in September 2016.
Portrait of the poet B. S. Ingemann (1789–1862) in black waistcoat. Unsigned. Oil on canvas. 24×19.5 cm.
Presumably Sigurd Schultz, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of C. A. Jensen no. 507 (listed under missing paintings and with the same measurement, 9×7.5 inches). A note tells that Baron Stampe - Stampenborg to Nysø may have owned it, and the painting may have been sold at his auction in 1876 no. 7.
Provenance: (In Danish on the strecther) “In the autumn of 1902 Baron Holger Stampe-Charisus to Nysø gave it to Otto Mourier, and after his death the painting shall be given to the Architect Søren Lemche”.
Condition report on request.
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 & books, 20 September 2016