niels hols¢e

signed NH (lower right)

Sold, Christie's, London, May 17, 1991, lot 107

Good condition. Visible frame abrasion along right and lower left edges Unlined. Under UV: Varnish fluoresces unevenly. Possibly original pigments fluoresce throughout composition and most noticeably in darker areas in-between window panes. Dashes of inpainting above the door. A 1 by ½ inch vertical area of inpainting in top left pane of top right window. Dots of inpainting in lower right edge of mirror and to top of chair. This lot will be offered without reserve.
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Niels Holsøe was born in Charlottenlund, Denmark in 1865. A similar painting entitled The Window is preserved in the Stockholm Museum.