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Hans Scherfig (b. Copenhagen 1905, d. Fredensborg 1979)

“Skibe venter på karantænebåden ud for N.Y. havn” (Ships docked outside New York awaiting the quarantine boat). Signed Scherfig 1929; signed and dated on the reverse. Oil on canvas. 132×96 cm.

Literature: Lena Lamberth (ed): “Scherfig Katalog. Samlet fortegnelse over Hans Scherfigs billedkunst 1905–1979”, Copenhagen 2006, no. 49, ill. p. 26. Exhibited: “Retrospektiv ophængning af Hans Scherfig”, Corner at Charlottenborg, Copenhagen 1981, cat. no. 314. Exhibited: Kunstforeningen, Copenhagen 1985, cat. no. 13.

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Auction

Modern paintings & sculptures, 4 March 2014

Category
Estimate

200,000–250,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

170,000 DKK