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VILHELM MELBYE (ELISNORE 1824-1882 ROSKILDE)
(LOTS 61-62)
Born in Elsinore, Denmark on 14th May 1824, Vilhelm Melbye was the middle brother of the marine artists, Anton (1818-1875) and Fritz Melbye (1826-1896). He first studied to become a merchant but then turned to painting, studying under his older brother, Anton, and at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, becoming head of the Academy towards the end of his life in 1880. Working abroad in London, Dusseldorf and Paris, his paintings achieved a wide international popularity. He exhibited at the R.A. between 1853 and 1867.
Melbye preferred a realistic style and had a far more romantic approach to paintings than most 19th century maritime artists, mostly concentrating on seascapes and topographical subjects, including many views of the Mediterranean.
Vilhelm Melbye (Elsinore 1824-1882 Roskilde)
Xebecs and other coastal craft in the Mediterranean off Tangiers, Morocco
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Vilhelm Melbye (Elsinore 1824-1882 Roskilde)
Xebecs and other coastal craft in the Mediterranean off Tangiers, Morocco
signed and dated 'Wilhelm Melby 1854' (lower left), signed and inscribed 'Middelhavet/oster efter un/ser fur/Tanger/Vilh: Melbye' (on a label attached to the stretcher) and further inscribed 'Bugten ved Tanger med/Atlas Bjergene oster efter' (on another label attached to the stretcher)
oil on canvas
17 x 26½ in. (43.2 x 67.3 cm.)
Xebecs and other coastal craft in the Mediterranean off Tangiers, Morocco
signed and dated 'Wilhelm Melby 1854' (lower left), signed and inscribed 'Middelhavet/oster efter un/ser fur/Tanger/Vilh: Melbye' (on a label attached to the stretcher) and further inscribed 'Bugten ved Tanger med/Atlas Bjergene oster efter' (on another label attached to the stretcher)
oil on canvas
17 x 26½ in. (43.2 x 67.3 cm.)
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