Luplau Janssen (b. Sørbymagle 1869, d. Copenhagen 1927)
A Greenlandic fiord with umiaks and kayaks. C. 1925. Signed Luplau Jannsen. Oil on canvas. 104×141 cm.
Luplau Janssen was in Greenland in the summer of 1925, and later the same year he exhibited his works from Greenland at Bergenholz Kunsthandel in Copenhagen. Among other works he exhibited a study for this work (no. 8 in the catalogue, reproduced).
In need of cleaning. The canvas needs tightening. Crakles, some minor peelings, and a retouch in the sky area.
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Paintings, 9 June 2020
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