Jens Birkholm (b. Faaborg 1869, d. s.p. 1915)
Purchased by “Faaborg Museum” in May 2016.
Portrait of carpenter Lauritz Lassen in his workshop in Berlin. Signed and dated J. B. 96. Oil on canvas. 77×56 cm.
Exhibited: Tranegården, Gentofte, “Jens Birkholms to Byer”, (Jens Birkholm's two cities), 1976 no. 14.
The painter Emil Nolde refers to the carpenter from Berlin in “En Kunstners Kampår” or “Jahre der Kämpfe” on p. 52. The family Nolde became friends with the carpenter, who bought a house on Als, where the poor painter Nolde could stay with his family.
Lauritz Lassen was a strange man, who as a young carpenter lived in great misery. Later he became a wealthy man who gathered intellectuals including Jeppe Aakjær, Johannes Skjoldborg, Martin Andersen-Nexø, Knud Rasmussen and Emil Nolde. Nolde and Lauritz Lassen shared many profound conversations that touched upon everything between heaven and earth. He also played an important role for the colony of Danish artists in Berlin.
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Paintings & drawings, 31 May 2016