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Vilhelm Hammershøi (b. Copenhagen 1864, d. s.p. 1916) “Fra det gamle Frederiksborg. Forarbejde til venstre side af nr. 124. Borggraven og et mindre stykke af muren med træerne”. A preliminary study for the left side of “The old Frederiksborg”. Unsigned. Oil on canvas laid on canvas. 31 × 37 cm. Sophus Michaëlis and Alfred Bramsen, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Vilhelm Hammershøi 1918 no. 126 (with the measurements 33 × 45 cm). Here noted as being a preliminary study for no. 124 “The old Frederiksborg”. Also noted as belonging to Ida Hammershøi. Susanne Meyer-Abich, A Catalogue Raisonnè of the Works of Vilhelm Hammershøi in “Vilhelm Hammershøi: Das Malerische Werk", 1995, no. 118 (with the measurements 33 × 45 cm). Exhibited: Presumably Kunstforeningen, ”Fortegnelse over arbejder af Vilhelm Hammershøi”, 1900 no. 58 or 59, both listed as “Studie til samme. Oliefarve.” (Study for the above. Oil painting.), which is a reference to no. 57 - the finished painting (no. 124 in Michaëlis & Bramsen). Kunstforeningen, “Arbejder af Vilhelm Hammershøi”, 1916 no. 103, noted as belonging to Ida Hammershøi. Provenance: Ida Hammershøi. The present painting is a preliminary study for ”Det gamle Frederiksborg” (“The old Frederiksborg”) from 1893, measuring 82×94 cm (no. 124 in Michaëlis & Bramsen); that painting is reproduced in Poul Vad, ”Hammershøi: Værk og liv”, 2003, p. 399. In addition to the present work, which is a preliminary study for the left side of the painting, another study for the right side was made (no. 125 in Michaëlis & Bramsen); that painting is reproduced in Vad, p. 171. Corrected 27 May from 'oil on canvas' to 'oil on canvas laid on canvas'. Please note: The item is subject to the Anti-Money Laundering Act. In the event of a hammer price of DKK 50,000 or more, including buyer’s premium, the buyer must submit a copy of a valid photo ID and proof of address in order to collect the item.
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