Fjord of Christiania in the Evening
Vilhelm Melbye (Roskilde 1824 - Kopenhagen 1882)
Lot-No. 412
Starting Bid: 1.000 €
1869. Oil/canvas. 36 x 55 cm. Low left signed and dated Vilh. Melbey 69, on the stretcher sign. and dat. as well as titled in Danish 'Christianiafjord, eftermiddagsbelysning'. Small retouchings. - Danish marine painter, pupil of his elder brother Anton Melbye. He studied also at the Copenhagen academy 1844-47 under C. Dahl. 1848/49 he continued his studies at the Düsseldorf academy a. also worked in the studio of Th. Gudin in Paris. M. lived in London for many years; in 1880 he became professor in Copenhagen. Mus.: Aarhus, Copenhagen, Göteborg, Skagen a. others. Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Bénézit, Weilbach a. others.
Vilhelm Melbye: Fjord of Christiania in the Evening
Vilhelm Melbye (Roskilde 1824 - Kopenhagen 1882)
Fjord of Christiania in the Evening
Lot-No. 412
Starting Bid: 1.000 €
| Date: | 1869 |
| Technique: | Oil/canvas |
| Dimensions: | 36 x 55 cm |
| Mark/Notation: | Low left signed and dated Vilh. Melbey 69, on the stretcher sign. and dat. as well as titled in Danish 'Christianiafjord, eftermiddagsbelysning' |
| Condition: | Small retouchings |
Vita:
Danish marine painter, pupil of his elder brother Anton Melbye. He studied also at the Copenhagen academy 1844-47 under C. Dahl. 1848/49 he continued his studies at the Düsseldorf academy a. also worked in the studio of Th. Gudin in Paris. M. lived in London for many years; in 1880 he became professor in Copenhagen. Mus.: Aarhus, Copenhagen, Göteborg, Skagen a. others. Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Bénézit, Weilbach a. others.
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