Emmy Ingeborg Brun (b. 1872, d. 1929)
“Mars after Lowell's Planiglob (1905)” sketched on paper in ink, coloured and varnished mounted on a black painted wooden stand, executed by Emmy Ingeborg Brun, Denmark, c. 1918. Diam. 14 cm. H. 29 cm. Supplied by two handmade pamphlets: “Generala Globo di la Planeto Marso facita segun la yarala globi da Percival Lowell, de 1894–1914” “Ingeborg Brun design 1918” and contemporary photos.
Provenance: In the capacity of co-founder and president of the Danish Henry George Society Sophus Berthelsen was in 1918 given the globe as a present by Ingeborg Brun who herself was deeply intrigued by Henry George's thinking: “Free Trade..Free World..Free Men”. - The globe has been inherited in the family.
Condition report on request. Contact varia@bruun-rasmussen.dk
Varia, furniture & carpets, 1 March 2017