L. A. Smith (b. Copenhagen 1820, d. s.p. 1906)
Interior with mother and child at the window. The roofs of the townhouses are seen through the open window. Signed and dated L. A. Smith 1853. Oil on canvas. 48×42 cm. Period frame.
It is very rare that paintings by L. A. Smith are for sale. He was a private student of professor C. W. Eckersberg and we know of at least two paintings of models painted in Eckersberg's studio: “Modellen Florentine foran et spejl” (the model Florentine in front of a mirror) sold Bruun Rasmussen auction 727, 2003 no. 1225 for 400.000 DKK and “Pigen, der fletter sit hår” (Trine plaiting her hair). That one to be sold as lot 37 in this catalogue. Smith depicts an everyday scene. In the bright room, with the ivy framing the window, the young mother is busy doing her needlework, while the little girl is watching the bird in the cage.
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Paintings, 24 November 2015