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Martinus Rørbye (b. Drammen 1803, d. Copenhagen 1848)

View from Portico dei Leoni, Villa Borghese, Rome. Unsigned. Dated “I Villa Borgese” 1841 and inscribed with the artist's colour notes. Further inscribed Rørbye. On the reverse of the drawing inscribed “No. 2” and “35” or “36”. Pencil and watercolour on paper. Sheet size 31×46 cm.

Provenance: It is possible, that the present work is the one listed in Rørbye's estate auction in 1849, no. 35 “Fontainerne i Villa Borghese” (The fountains in Villa Borghese), dated 1841.

Additional Remarks

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Auction

Paintings & drawings, 30 November 2021

Category
Estimate

40,000–50,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

70,000 DKK