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MARTINUS RØRBYE (DRAMMEN 1803-1848 COPENHAGEN)
A jutting rock in the rapids (Fos med fremragende Klippestykke)
Details
MARTINUS RØRBYE (DRAMMEN 1803-1848 COPENHAGEN) A jutting rock in the rapids (Fos med fremragende Klippestykke) dated '1830' (centre) oil on paper laid down on canvas 10 ¼ x 14 ¼ in. (26 x 36 cm.)
Provenance
The artist's estate sale, 1849, lot 12. with M. Grosells, Copenhagen. Anonymous sale; Kunsthallen, Copenhagen, 2-4 December 1998, lot 34, when acquired by the present owner.
Literature
M. Rørbye, Rørbye's Diary, Copenhagen, 1830, p. 115, illustrated.Gad's Samaa Kunstboger, Copenhagen, 1933, p. 17, no. 22, illustrated.
Exhibited
Copenhagen, Kunstforeningen, 1905, no. 27. Copenhagen, Kunstforeningen, 1930, no. 30. Copenhagen, Thorvaldsens Museum, Martinus Rørbye, 18 June - 30 September 1981, cat. no. 34. Copenhagen, Øregaard Museum, Martinus Rørbye (1803-1848), 7 September 2014 -18 January 2015. This exhibition travelled to Skovgaard Museum, Viborg.
After attending the Kunstakadamiet, Rørbye travelled to France, Italy, Greece and Turkey. In 1833 he became one of the first artist to paint at Skagen. He was made professor in 1844.
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