C. A. Jensen (b. Bredsted near Husum 1792, d. Copenhagen 1870)
Portrait of a Young woman. Portrait of mrs. Scheel? Young woman with ash-blond hair and corkscrew curls. Low-necked blue-violet dress. Necklace made of small pit coal pearls. Signed and dated C. A. Jensen 1827. Oil on canvas. 23.5×19 cm. Period frame.
Sigurd Schultz, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of C. A. Jensen no. 123.
Exhibited: Sveriges Allmänna Konstförening, Stockholm, “Utställning av Dansk Konst från 1800-talets förra hälft”, 1922 no. 76.
Literature: Sigurd Schultz, “C. A. Jensen”, 1932, mentioned p. 232, 234–235 and 240, reproduced p. 209.
Provenance: The manor house Rygaard. Art dealer Martin Grosell, his auction Winkel & Magnussen 109 (part I), 1932 no. 70. Barrister Otto Bing's collection, his auction ABR 203, 1967 no. 15. ABR auction 666, 1999 no. 188, reproduced p. 60. The estate of Johan and Randi Dæhnfeldt.
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Paintings & drawings, 17 September 2013