Olaf Rude (b. Rakvere, Estland 1886, d. Frederiksberg 1957)
“Læsende ung Dame” (A young lady reading). Signed Olaf Rude 1912. Oil on canvas. 96×64 cm.
According to tradition the portrayed is Antoinette Kofoed, second wife of author Henrik Pontoppidan.
Literature: Poul Uttenreitter: “Maleren Olaf Rude”, Copenhagen, 1946, p. 54. Literature: “Fotografier af dansk billedkunst: Olaf Rude”, DAK 334–024, Danmarks Kunstbibliotek (The Danish Art Library), www.kunstbib.dk Exhibited: “Olaf Rudes Retrospektive Udstilling”, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, 1945, cat. no. 29. Provenance: Dansk Kunsthandel, Copenhagen (marked on the stretcher DK nr. 174). Provenance: The collection of merchant Christian Tetzen-Lund, Copenhagen. His auction at Winkel & Magnussen, Copenhagen 1936, cat. no. 56. Provenance: The collection of landowner G. A. Hagemann, Bergsjöholm, Ystad, Sweden. Hence by descent in his family.
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Moderne paintings & sculptures, 28 September 2016