Hans Scherfig (b. Copenhagen 1905, d. Fredensborg 1979)
“Københavns Havn. Amerikadamperens ankomst” (The Port of Copenhagen. The arrival of the Boat from America), 1928. Signed H.S; signed and dated on the reverse Scherfig 1928. Oil on canvas. 99×100 cm.
Literature: Lena Lamberth (ed): “Scherfig katalog. Samlet fortegnelse over Hans Scherfigs billedkunst 1905–1979”, 2006, no. 28, ill. p. 19. Exhibited: Kunstnernes Efterårsudstilling, Copenhagen, probably 1928, 1929 or 1930, cat. no. 2. Exhibited: Kunstforeningen, Copenhagen, 1985, cat. no. 9. Exhibited: “Scherfig og Karlinsky”, Munkeruphus, Dronningmølle, 2000, cat. no. 43. Provenance: Private collection, Denmark. Acquired from the artist's daughter, Christine Scherfig, by the present owner's family.
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Paintings & sculptures, 6 June 2017
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