H. A. Brendekilde (b. Brændekilde 1857, d. Jyllinge 1942)
“L. A. Ring maler ved Aasum Smedje”. L. A. Ring painting near Aasum smithy. Signed and dated H. A. Brendekilde 93. Oil on canvas. 107×140 cm.
Literature: Gertrud Hviberg-Hansen, “Brendekildes Verden - stemning og skæbne”, 2001, mentioned and reproduced p. 20.
Provenance: The painting has for several years been deposited first at Odense Bys Museer, then Odense Slot and latest Odense Håndværker- og Industriforening.
L. A. Ring's is painting the old “rytterskole” (primary school for children of peasants who served in the royal horse regiment) in Aasum. The school teacher Lars Ebbesen is pointing at the building with his pipe. The building with the red tilted roof and the posters is the smithy, in the background the church.
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Paintings & sculptures, 26 November 2013