Details
IBSEN, HENRIK (1828-1906). Cabinet photograph signed and dated ("Henrik Ibsen 10.11.96"), by J.C. Schaarwächter, Berlin (imprint on mount), 1895 (blindstamped on image corner). 168 x 109 mm. (6 5/8 x 4 5/16 in.) including mount. A striking bust portrait, signed and dated on the mount.
"Norwegian medical student turned poet and playwright. With plays like A Doll's House and Hedda Gabler, he single-handedly invented modern 'psychological' drama"--W.M.
"Norwegian medical student turned poet and playwright. With plays like A Doll's House and Hedda Gabler, he single-handedly invented modern 'psychological' drama"--W.M.
Provenance
The Cornelius Greenway Collection (sale, Part I, Sotheby Parke Bernet, 20 November 1970, lot 39).