Exhibited: “Kunst i privateje i Sønderjylland”, Badmintonhallen, Esbjerg, March 1957, cat. no. 84.Exhibited: “Vilhelm Lundstrøm”, Nordiska Konstförbundets Vandringsutställning“, Aarhus Kunstmuseum; Esbjerg Kunstpavillon; Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; Amos Andersons Konstmuseum, Helsinki, November 1977 - May 1978.Literature: Preben Wilmann & Marianne Brøns: ”Lundstrøm“, 1977, cat. no. 268, ill. full page in colours p. 254, mentioned pp. 246–248.Literature: Gösta la Cour: ”16 malere“, 1958, reproduced p. 180.Provenance: Sven Tobiesen, Hjerting, Denmark.Provenance: Kunsthallen, Copenhagen, auction 406, October 1991, cat. no. 112, ill. on the frontpage of the catalogue.Quote from ”Wilmann & Brøns“ pp. 246–248: ”Hans Bendix recalls that he [Lundstrøm] exclaimed one day: “You see, it's about lifting yourself into the light. [original: Forstår du, det drejer sig om at komme op i lyset.] In this there lies a proclamation of the change his art underwent in relation to colour, the first steps of which were taken in his pictures from 1937. Suddenly images were saturated with strong light. An example is his composition shown on page 254 (this painting). The intense orange of the table edge and the unadulterated cadmium red of the under frame of the table are powerfully complemented by all the blue, which is still the predominant hue but which in more ethereal form adds a flowing sense of glow to the white housewares: good old-fashioned classics such as the French enamel and faience jugs above the fruit dish. The plastics of the shapes are still a style feature although less predominant. The shadows indicate several light sources and express a sense of uncertainty as to whether they wish to remain caretakers of classical order or whether they aspire to the liberties of abstract composition. A new era has been heralded; one characterised, not only for its sentiments, as being colourful'”.