Carl Bloch (b. Copenhagen 1834, d. s.p. 1890)
“En Munk, der plukker Høns”. A monk plucking chickens. Signed and dated. Oil on panel. 54×39 cm.
Rikard Magnussen, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Carl Bloch, 1931, no. 141, ill. p. 59. Britta Marie Wätzold, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Carl Bloch in: Sidsel Maria Søndergaard et. al. (ed.), “Carl Bloch - 1834–1890”, 2012, p. 310.
Exhibited: Charlottenborg 1870 no. 21. Københavns Rådhus (Copenhagen City Hall), “Raadhusudstillingen af Dansk Kunst til 1890”, 1901 no. 163. Foreningen for National Kunst, “Fortegnelse over Arbejder af Carl Bloch”, 1903 no. 68. Kunstforeningen, “Arbejder af Maleren Carl Bloch”, 1921 no. 51.
Literature: Illustrated in Ch. A. Been, “Danmarks Malerkunst”. Små Kunstbøger no. 9, ill. p. 27. Peter Nørgaard Larsen, “Kødets ulyst - Om kropsnære genremalerier” in Sidsel Maria Søndergaard et. al. (ed.), “Carl Bloch - 1834–1890”, 2012, mentioned p. 128, ill. p. 129. Peter Nørgaard Larsen et al., “Carl Bloch - Forført”, The National Gallery of Denmark, 2023, mentioned p. 73, ill. p. 70.
Provenance: Stockbroker Martin R. Henriques (1870, 1903). His estate auction at Charlottenborg 30 September 1912 no. 8. Manager Eduard Rée. His estate auction 16–18 October 1918 no. 8, ill. p. 6. Banking executive Ove Ringberg (1921). His estate auction Winkel & Magnussen 24, 1924 no. 619, ill. p. 17. Bruun Rasmussen auction 475, 1985 no. 24, ill. p. 21.
A woodcut by Franz Wilhelm Obermann (1830–1896) was made after the present painting.
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