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Johan Laurentz Jensen
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
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Description
- Johan Laurentz Jensen
- Still Life with Peonies, Poppies and Honeysuckle
- signed and dated I. L. Iensen 1848 lower left
- oil on panel
- 78.5 by 59cm., 31¼ by 23¼in.
Provenance
Dickinson Fine Art (label on verso)
Private collection (sale: Sotheby's, London, 21 November 1989, lot 8)
Private collection (purchased at the above sale)
Private collection, UK
Private collection (sale: Sotheby's, London, 21 November 1989, lot 8)
Private collection (purchased at the above sale)
Private collection, UK
Condition
The panel is slightly convex towards the upper right corner, but otherwise even, and ensuring a stable support. The overall appearance of the work is very good. There is some light surface rubbing along the extreme four framing edges, a pattern of very fine drying craquelure in the background and in certain areas of the flower composition, and a fine horizontal scratch along the far lower right corner. Inspection under ultra-violet light reveals a layer of varnish and minor lines of old retouching along the left and bottom edge. The picture is overall in very good condition and ready to hang.
Presented in a decorative gilt frame.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Jensen is often referred to as the 'father of Danish flower painting'. Born outside Copenhagen, he enrolled at the Royal Academy aged just fourteen, where he studied under Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg. His talent attracted the attention of Crown Prince Christian Frederick, later King Christian VIII, who awarded him a travelling scholarship. The present work epitomises the extraordinary elegance and precocious eye for detail to be found in Jensen's still lifes.