Christen Købke (b. Copenhagen 1810, d. s.p. 1848)
Portrait of merchant Andreas Reiersen (1778–1852). Oil on canvas. Unsigned. 32×25 cm.
Another larger portrait of merchant Reiersen (52,5×25,5) is owned by Ordrupgaard.
When he registered the collection at Ordrupgaard the director of the museum, Leo Swane mentioned the smaller portrait as a replica of Købke owned by iron founder Brandt and sold in 1933.
Provenance: Iron founder Brandt's collection, Winkel & Magnussen auction 77, 1933, no. 81, reproduced p. 20. Descendants of the portrayed.
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Paintings, 24 November 2015