C. W. Eckersberg (b. Blåkrog near Aabenraa 1783, d. Copenhagen 1853)
“Udsigt fra Batteriet imod byen”. View from the battery towards the city. Signed and dated Eckersberg fec. 1836. Inscribed on the back Eckersberg 7 Sept. 1836. Drawing ink, pencil and wash on paper. Sheet size 18.5×31.5 cm. Unframed.
Eckersberg writes in his diary 7 September 1836 (in Danish): Went to the battery at 9 o'clock to see the Russian ships, but the wind was not good for sailing. Went ashore with Normann and his wife at 11 o'clock and on board again with them at 1 o'clock, it became calm. - Drew a view from the battery towards the city. (C. W. Eckersbergs dagbøger 1810–1837, vol. 1, 2009, p. 703).
In 1836 Eckersberg painted a small painting entitled (in Danish) “View from the battery of Trekroner with Copenhagen in the distance” (The Hirschsprung Collection). When Eckersberg did the painting he was standing in a different place on Trekroner than when he did this drawing, consequently the foreground is different, but the view of Copenhagen is almost identical.
Provenance: Presumably the drawing sold at the estate auction of the late C. W. Eckersberg January 1855 no. 375, described (in Danish) “a view from Trekroner. Indian ink; very elaborate”.
Trekroner is a fortification on a small island at the entrance to Copenhagen.
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.
Paintings, 24 November 2015