Kristian Zahrtmann (b. Rønne 1843, d. Copenhagen 1917)
Purchased by “Bornholms Kunstmuseum” in May 2018.
“Frugtsælgersker fra Amalfi. En staaende og en siddende Pige med røde Tomater i Kurve ved Amalfikysten”. Fruit sellers at the Amalfi Coast. A standing and seated young woman with red tomatoes in baskets at the Amalfi Coast. Signed with monogram and dated 1879. Oil on canvas. 65×54 cm.
H. Christian Christensen, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Kristian Zahrtmann no. 236.
Sophus Danneskjold-Samsøe, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Kristian Zahrtmann no. 472.
Presumably exhibited at Charlottenborg 1879 no. 426, entitled “Fruit sellers from Amalfi”.
There are two almost identical paintings of the subject, the other one is owned by the National Gallery of Denmark (Inv. No. KMS 1787).
Reproduced: F. Henriksen, “En Dansk Kunstnerkreds”, p. 221.
Provenance: Wholesaler Axel Prior, his widow Hanne Prior née Renton. Director A. Schmidt. Bruun Rasmussen auction 390, 1979, no. 228, reproduced. p. 51. Bruun Rasmussen auction 395, 1979, no. 213, reproduced. p. 61. Director Einar Polander's art collection, his auction Bruun Rasmussen 770, 2007 no. 93, reproduced p. 73.
Condition report on request. Contact fine-art@bruun-rasmussen.dk
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Paintings & drawings, 30 May 2018