Ship Wreck
Vilhelm Melbye (Roskilde 1824 - Kopenhagen 1882), attr.
Lot-No. 74
Oil/paper/wood, 21,5 x 31 cm, lo. le. monogr. V. M. - 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.
Vilhelm Melbye: Ship Wreck
Vilhelm Melbye (Roskilde 1824 - Kopenhagen 1882), attr.
Ship Wreck
Lot-No. 74
Oil/paper/wood, 21,5 x 31 cm, lo. le. monogr. V. M. - 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.