Kristian Zahrtmann (b. Rønne 1843, d. Copenhagen 1917)
Kristian Zahrtmann (b. Rønne 1843, d. Copenhagen 1917)
Nazareth. In the background a green mountain landscape similar to Civita d'Antino in the summer sun and in the middle ground a lake with the blue hues of the sky. From the shore of the lake a small naked boy runs up towards his father, who on the right side of the painting walks away with a carpenter's axe in his hand. The father is seen from behind; he extends his left arm towards the boy. On the left in the foreground a woman dressed in white sits on the ground half-reclining with her right hand on her chest. Her head in profile from the right side. At her left side stands a young fair man, seen from the front, dressed in a white cloak with a large golden breast buckle. He holds a harp with his right hand and looks down towards the woman. A halo-like light is indicated around the heads of the boy and the young man. 1917. Unsigned. Oil on canvas. 81×89 cm.
H. Chr. Christensen, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Kristian Zahrtmann, 1917, no. 785. According to H. Chr. Christensen, the painting is unfinished and one of the artist's last works. The title is taken from Christensen's catalogue raisonné. Sophus Danneskjold-Samsøe, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Kristian Zahrtmann, 1942, no. 1198, ill. p. 518, mentioned p. 498.
Provenance: The artist's estate auction 1917 no. 8, ill. p. 6. Merchant Søren Espersen, his estate auction 1925 no. 75. Mrs Anna Espersen, her estate auction Winkel & Magnussen 281, 1941 no. 18. Bruun Rasmussen auction 343, 1976 no. 130, ill. p. 39. Bruun Rasmussen auction 602, 1994 no. 211, ill. p. 91. Bruun Rasmussen auction 786, 2008 no. 93. The collection of David B. Lawall. Freeman's | Hindman, Old Masters & 19th Century Art Sale, November 4 2025, no. 77.
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Kristian Zahrtmann (b. Rønne 1843, d. Copenhagen 1917)
Nazareth. In the background a green mountain landscape similar to Civita d'Antino in the summer sun and in the middle ground a lake with the blue hues of the sky. From the shore of the lake a small naked boy runs up towards his father, who on the right side of the painting walks away with a carpenter's axe in his hand. The father is seen from behind; he extends his left arm towards the boy. On the left in the foreground a woman dressed in white sits on the ground half-reclining with her right hand on her chest. Her head in profile from the right side. At her left side stands a young fair man, seen from the front, dressed in a white cloak with a large golden breast buckle. He holds a harp with his right hand and looks down towards the woman. A halo-like light is indicated around the heads of the boy and the young man. 1917. Unsigned. Oil on canvas. 81×89 cm.
H. Chr. Christensen, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Kristian Zahrtmann, 1917, no. 785. According to H. Chr. Christensen, the painting is unfinished and one of the artist's last works. The title is taken from Christensen's catalogue raisonné. Sophus Danneskjold-Samsøe, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Kristian Zahrtmann, 1942, no. 1198, ill. p. 518, mentioned p. 498.
Provenance: The artist's estate auction 1917 no. 8, ill. p. 6. Merchant Søren Espersen, his estate auction 1925 no. 75. Mrs Anna Espersen, her estate auction Winkel & Magnussen 281, 1941 no. 18. Bruun Rasmussen auction 343, 1976 no. 130, ill. p. 39. Bruun Rasmussen auction 602, 1994 no. 211, ill. p. 91. Bruun Rasmussen auction 786, 2008 no. 93. The collection of David B. Lawall. Freeman's | Hindman, Old Masters & 19th Century Art Sale, November 4 2025, no. 77.
Category: Paintings
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