Paul Fischer (b. Copenhagen 1860, d. Gentofte 1934)
The artist's wife Dagny Fischer (1867–1920) seals a letter in the home on Filippavej. Signed (in Danish) From Poul Fischer April 91 and with dedication “Viggo Langer”. Oil on canvas laid on canvas. 39×49 cm.
Paul Fischer lived on several addresses in Copenhagen throughout his life – Filippavej no. 8 being one of them. “His first home on Filippavej 8 was, according to the preferences of the time, cosy and middle-class, but not very grand, with a living room decorated in the Victorian style filled with walnut furniture […]” (Steffen Lindvald, ”Paul Fischer – københavnernes maler”, 1984 pp. 61–62, in Danish). The description fits the interior of the present painting perfectly.
Provenance: Bruun Rasmussen auction 821, 2011 no. 18, ill. p. 28. Fontaine's Auction Gallery, auction June 13 2020 no. 311.
Fischer's first name originally was Poul, but inspired by his travels to France, where he went for the first time in 1891, he changed it to the more French-like Paul.
The dedication is to the landscape painter Viggo Langer (1860–1942).
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Paintings and drawings, 6 December 2023