P. S. Krøyer (b. Stavanger 1851, d. Skagen 1909)
“Fra Stranden ved Hornbæk. I Forgrunden den flade Strand, mod hvilken en frisk Vind fører Bølgerne. Køligt Solskin i Marts”. From Hornbæk beach. In the foreground, a flat beach towards which a fresh wind drives the waves. Frosty sunshine in March. Signed and dated S. K. Hornbæk Marts 91. Oil on canvas. 37×62 cm.
H. Chr. Christensen, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of P.S. Krøyer, 1923, no. 477.
Provenance: The collection of manufacturer Bernhard Hirschsprung and his wife Emma, their auction 1911 no. 719. Here acquired by goldware manufacturer Georg Hertz (1834–1908).
After P.S. and Marie Krøyer (1867–1940) had returned home from their honeymoon in Italy, they stayed in Hornbæk in 1891. They borrowed the painter Carl Locher's house and lived here from mid-February until spring.
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