AFTER ELISABETH JERICHAU-BAUMANN
The Norwegian Widow
bears signature and date (lower right)
oil on canvas
98 x 68cm
Provenance
In the private collection of an aristocratic Danish family;
Thence by family descent
| Estimate: |
£1,000 - £1,500
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Hammer price:
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£4,200 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Footnote
There is a work of this title (The Norwegian Widow) fully attributed to Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann in The Royal Collection, situated in the Drawing Room at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight (RCIN 403883). It was acquired by Queen Victoria after the artist's exhibition at the Bridgewater Gallery in June 1852 and is recorded as being at Osborne House in 1876.
We believe the version of The Norwegian Widow being sold here to be a copy executed during a similar period to the original. The fully attributed work in The Royal Collection is signed and dated 1852, whereas the version here bears her signature and the date 1851.
Condition report
Craquelure visible to various areas, most of it fine craquelure.
Some minor blistering, mostly to chair back and some minor paint separation.
Surface dirt.
Variation to varnish to top of chair back at left edge.
Inspection under uv light reveals a very uneven varnish which prevents further readings.
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