Egill Jacobsen (b. Copenhagen 1910, d. s.p. 1998)
Brown Mask,1949. Signed and dated on the reverse. Oil on canvas. 113×83 cm.
Literature: Harald Leth: “Egill Jacobsen”, Vor Tids Kunst 54, Copenhagen, 1956, ill. p. 41. Literature: Christian Dotremont: “Egill Jacobsen”, Danske nutidskunstnere Vol. IV, Copenhagen, 1963, no. 35, ill. in colours. Literature: “Fortegnelse over et udvalg af skulptur-Maleri og grafik tilhørende Erling Koefoed”, Kunstforeningen, Copenhagen, 1961, ill. p. 59. Literature: Per Hovdenakk: “Egill Jacobsen 1. Malerier 1928–1965”, Copenhagen, 1980, no. 1949/10. Exhibited: Ålborg Kunstforening, 1949, cat. no. 20. Exhibited: Grønningen, Copenhagen, 1950, cat. no. 76. Exhibited: Nordiska Konstförbundets 5. Årsutställning, Taidehalli-Ateneum, Konsthallen, Helsinki, 1950, cat. no. 16. Exhibited: “XXVIII-Biennale Internazionale di Venezia”, 1956, p. 363, cat. no. 20. Exhibited: “Kunst hos Sagførere”, Winkel & Magnussen, Copenhagen, 1958, cat. no. 47. Exhibited: Dansk Købestævnes 50 års jubilæums-udstilling, Fredericia, 1960, cat. no. 62. Exhibited: “Egill Jacobsen. Retrospektiv udstilling”, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, 1960, cat. no. 68. Exhibited: “Egill Jacobsen”, Maison du Danemark, Paris, 1962, cat. no. 21, ill. in colours in the catalogue. Exhibited: “Fortegnelse over et udvalg af skulptur-Maleri og grafik tilhørende Erling Koefoed”, Kunstforeningen, Copenhagen, 1966, cat. no. 45. Exhibited: “Cobra”, Sonja Henies & Niels Onstads Stiftelser, Kunstsentret Høvikodden, Oslo, 1988. Exhibited: “Egill Jacobsen”, Louisiana, 1970–1971, cat. no. 58.
Provenance: Lawyer Erling Koefoed's collection, Copenhagen. Acquired at the exhibition at Grønningen, Copenhagen, 1950. Since then in the family.
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Paintings & sculptures, 8 December 2020