Paul Fischer (b. Copenhagen 1860, d. Gentofte 1934)
From the flower market at Højbro Plads in Copenhagen. C. 1918. Signed Paul Fischer. Oil on canvas. 58×75 cm.
The elegant woman in the foreground dressed in grey and black and holding a bouquet of white flowers, is the ballet dancer at the Royal ballet Emilie Smith (1887–1942). She was also a model for Rudolph Tegner's Danserindebrønden (The Dancer Well) from 1913, which today is placed in Helsingør/Elsinore.
Exhibited: Øregaard Museum, “Københavnerdrømme”, 2008. Here reproduced as a poster. Museum of Copenhagen, “Paul Fischer. Byen i det bedste lys”, 2020, reproduced p. 59.
Literature: Michael Varming, “Paul Fischers København - og vores”, 2006, mentioned and reproduced p. 17.
Varming writes about the work and the place (in Danish): “The painting is one of Paul Fischer's most poetic, and the place is still one of the best in Copenhagen.”
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Paintings & drawings, 30 November 2021