861/​34

Christen Købke (b. Copenhagen 1810, d. s.p. 1848)

Portrait of Købke's sister Conradine Købke in her childhood home at Kastellet (the Citadel) in Copenhagen. Signed and dated C. K. 1830. Oil on canvas. 94×64 cm.

Emil Hannover, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Christen Købke no. 46.

Mario Krohn, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Christen Købke no. 45.

Jørgen Folmer and Iben From, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Christen Købke no. 45.

Exhibited: “Raadhusudstillingen af Dansk Kunst til 1890”, 1901 no. 1026.

Kunstforeningen, "Fortegnelse over Købkes Malerier, 1912 no. 45.

Kunstforeningen, “Christen Købke”, 1953 no. 29.

Statens Museum for Kunst, “Christen Købke 1810–1848”, 1996 no. 45, reproduced p. 65.

Literature: Peter Beck, “Nikolaj Laurentius Feilbergs levnedsløb og kredsen omkring ham”, Herning 1981 p. 19.

Provenance: Given as a present by Christen Købke to his sister Conradine and his brother-in-law Nicolaj Laurentius Feilberg at their wedding 1830. Pastor, dr. phil. H. F. Feilberg (1901, 1912). Descendants of the portrayed until today.

Conradine was Christen Købkes favorite sister so therefore he wanted to give the young couple the best and to him it was a full length portrait of Conradine in her childhood home. She is standing at the window, where the outside light brightens her young lovely face.

Condition

Ejer ønsker maleriet udleveret mellem Jul og Nytår i Havnen. Maleriet står i maleri-afdelingens kopi-rum. Den tilhørende kasse af træ er hos de blå, Havnen. Ejer skal se maleriet og overvære, at de blå lægger det i kassen igen og lukker den.

Additional Remarks

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Auction

Paintings, 24 November 2015

Category

Paintings

Estimate

1,000,000–1,200,000 DKK

Price realised

Not sold