L. A. Ring (b. Ring 1854, d. Roskilde 1933)
“Udsigt over Roskilde Fjord”. A view of Roskilde Fiord. Signed and dated L. A. Ring 1903. Oil on canvas. 64×107 cm.
H. Chr. Christensen, A Catalogue Raisonnné of the Works of L. A. Ring, 1910 no. 499.
Exhibited: Den Frie Udstilling, 1904 no. 149.
Literature: Peter Nørgaard Larsen, “L. A. Ring - På kanten af verden”, 2007, mentioned p. 240.
Provenance: L. A. Ring (1910). Kunsthallen, Copenhagen, 7 September, 1999 no. 22. Here acquired by the present owner, a distinguished private collector.
The present painting is a preliminary work for “Udsigt over Roskilde Fjord. Tidligt Foraar” (A view of Roskilde Fiord. Early Spring. H. Chr. Christensen no. 498), which Ring carried out in 1903 on commission from the City of Copenhagen, as one of two large paintings for the newly build Copenhagen City Hall, the other being “Lersøen. Landskab omkring Tagensvej. Efterår” (Lersøen. Landscape around Tagensvej). A preliminary work for this painting is also available at this auction, see catalogue no. 50. Both of these large final paintings are wall-mounted over doors located in the health minister's conference room in Copenhagen City Hall.
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Paintings and drawings, 21 September 2021