Axel Salto (b. Copenhagen 1889, d. Frederiksberg 1961)
Still life with pitcher and fruit, c. 1928–29. Oil on canvas. 88×116 cm.
Literature: Grete Jalk (ed.): “40 Years of Danish Furniture Design, Volume 1, 1927–1936”, Teknologisk Instituts Forlag 1987, ill. p. 75 in an interior by cabinetmaker N. C. Christoffersen, 1930. Exhibited: “Det danske Kunststævne i Forum”, Copenhagen 1929, no. 31 (label on the reverse). Titled and dated according to this catalogue. Exhibited: The Copenhagen Cabinet-makers' Guild Exhibition, Copenhagen 1930. Provenance: Captain A. P. Botved (according to the 1929 catalogue).
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Paintings and sculptures, 8 June 2021