Dankvart Dreyer (b. Assens 1816, d. Barløse 1852)
Old watermilll near Silkeborg. 1840s. Unsigned. Oil on canvas. 30×38 cm.
Literature: O. Bisgaard, “Silkeborg Bys Historie”, reproduced.
The painting and motif are very similar to no. 201 “Vandmølle med to hjul” (Watermill with two wheels) from the 1840s in Suzanne Ludvigsen's Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Dankvart Dreyer.
We are grateful to art historian Suzanne Ludvigsen for the dating and attribution of this painting.
Condition report on request. Please contact: fine-art@bruun-rasmussen.dk
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Paintings and drawings, 26 November 2019