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Kristian Zahrtmann (b. Rønne 1843, d. Copenhagen 1917)

“Læsende præst. En ung Mand Spadserende paa Pladsen ved Kathedralen i Amalfi. Han læser i en Bog. En Mængde Potteplanter er opstillet paa den lave Stenmur, der omgiver Pladsen”. A priest reading. A young man walking in the square of the Cathedral of Amalfi. He is reading a book. Potted plants are placed on the low stone wall surrounding the square. Signed with monogram and dated 1907. Oil on canvas. 48 × 58 cm.

H. Chr. Christensen, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Kristian Zahrtmann, 1917, no. 607. S. Danneskjold-Samsøe, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Kristian Zahrtmann, 1942, no. 993.

Exhibited: Charlottenborg, “Udstilling af dansk Kunst fra Italien”, 1909 no. 397.

Provenance: Barrister Chr. Hede (1917, 1942). Bruun Rasmussen Vejle auction 103, 2005 no. 226, reproduced p. 72. Bruun Rasmussen auction 857, 2015 no. ​2, reproduced p. 15.

Additional Remarks

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Auction

Paintings & drawings, 30 November 2021

Category

Paintings

Estimate

25,000–30,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

80,000 DKK