Jens Juel (b. Balslev, Funen 1745, d. Copenhagen 1802)
Purchased by The Nivaagaard Picture Gallery in November 2008.
“Landskab ved Øresund”. Landscape near Øresund. View of Aggershvile, Strandvejen and Øresund (The Sound) seen from a place near Mathildehøj (Mathilde Hill). In the background the island Hven. 1800. Unsigned. Oil on canvas. 55×76 cm.
Ellen Poulsen, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Jens Juel no. 823, reproduced vol. II, p. 528. Exhibited: Städtisches Museum Flensburg, “Ausstellung Dänischer Malerei” 1948 no. 79. Provenance: The estate of the late Baron Preben Bille-Brahe-Selby, Winkel & Magnussen auction 112, 1932 no. 31. Peter Hougaard, Painter, and wife Laura Hougaard, née La Cour, married first time Dinesen, Rungstedgaard. The collection of Frands Hougaard, Doctor. As in many of Jens Juel's paintings the contrast between the peasant population and the master and mistress is clear. In the present work the harvesters are to the left with a little boy pointing at an elegant lady in a light dress to the right - while her daughter is bringing her wild flowers.
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Trésor - Anniversary auction, 18 November 2008