Harald Jerichau
HARALD JERICHAU (Copenhagen, 1851-Rome, 1878).
"Orientalist scene".
Oil on canvas.
Preserves period frame.
Signed, located and dated in the lower left corner.
It presents some faults in the golden frame.
Measurements: 60 x 40 cm; 82 x 62 cm (frame).
Harald Jerichau traveled the world and left his impressions in paintings that transcend the orientalist anecdote, as it is appreciated in this valuable canvas. Two natives of Asian features and dark complexion that contrasts with the whiteness of the cloths, soak their feet in a sea of crystalline water. Slender palm trees prop up the sky, and their canopies paint the turquoise blue with their greenery. The warm luminosity of the sky is reflected in the transparent surface of the water, as the male silhouettes also reverberate in it, melting in chromatic myriads that glide in rhythmic swaying. The shacks huddle together on the slope, completing a picture that conveys an idyllic and romantic vision of this oriental spot.
Jerichau was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. His father was the sculptor Jens Adolf Jerichau and his mother was the painter Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann. His younger brother, Holger H. Jerichau, also became a painter, while his older brother, Thorald Jerichau, was a composer. He received his first formal drawing lessons from architect C. V. Nielsen, then studied perspective at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1868. Subsequently, he received lessons from Frederik Christian Lund and Eiler Rasmussen Eilersen. Jerichau first exhibited in Copenhagen in 1873. This was followed by a trip to Italy with his mother. In Rome, he was a pupil of Jean-Achille Benouville, who at the time was director of the French Academy. After six months there, he made a study trip to Turkey and Greece, spent time in Paris, visited Switzerland and, in 1874, returned to Istanbul with his mother. During this time, he continued to exhibit in Copenhagen. In 1878, just as he was beginning to restart his career, he died of a combination of typhus and "Italian fever". In 1879, a small exhibition of his works was held in Copenhagen, with scenes painted in Turkey that had been commissioned by the brewer J.C. Jacobsen. Among the works on display was The Plain of Sardis (1878), which he had completed during his travels.
COMMENTS
This lot can be seen at the Setdart Barcelona Gallery located at C/Aragón, 346.
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HARALD JERICHAU (Copenhagen, 1851-Rome, 1878).
"Orientalist scene".
Oil on canvas.
Preserves period frame.
Signed, located and dated in the lower left corner.
It presents some faults in the golden frame.
Measurements: 60 x 40 cm; 82 x 62 cm (frame).
Harald Jerichau traveled the world and left his impressions in paintings that transcend the orientalist anecdote, as it is appreciated in this valuable canvas. Two natives of Asian features and dark complexion that contrasts with the whiteness of the cloths, soak their feet in a sea of crystalline water. Slender palm trees prop up the sky, and their canopies paint the turquoise blue with their greenery. The warm luminosity of the sky is reflected in the transparent surface of the water, as the male silhouettes also reverberate in it, melting in chromatic myriads that glide in rhythmic swaying. The shacks huddle together on the slope, completing a picture that conveys an idyllic and romantic vision of this oriental spot.
Jerichau was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. His father was the sculptor Jens Adolf Jerichau and his mother was the painter Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann. His younger brother, Holger H. Jerichau, also became a painter, while his older brother, Thorald Jerichau, was a composer. He received his first formal drawing lessons from architect C. V. Nielsen, then studied perspective at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1868. Subsequently, he received lessons from Frederik Christian Lund and Eiler Rasmussen Eilersen. Jerichau first exhibited in Copenhagen in 1873. This was followed by a trip to Italy with his mother. In Rome, he was a pupil of Jean-Achille Benouville, who at the time was director of the French Academy. After six months there, he made a study trip to Turkey and Greece, spent time in Paris, visited Switzerland and, in 1874, returned to Istanbul with his mother. During this time, he continued to exhibit in Copenhagen. In 1878, just as he was beginning to restart his career, he died of a combination of typhus and "Italian fever". In 1879, a small exhibition of his works was held in Copenhagen, with scenes painted in Turkey that had been commissioned by the brewer J.C. Jacobsen. Among the works on display was The Plain of Sardis (1878), which he had completed during his travels.
COMMENTS
This lot can be seen at the Setdart Barcelona Gallery located at C/Aragón, 346.
