19th Century European Paintings
19th Century European Paintings
Property from a British Private Collection
JOHAN JULIUS EXNER | The Artist's Model
Auction Closed
December 11, 03:18 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a British Private Collection
JOHAN JULIUS EXNER
Danish
1825 - 1910
The Artist's Model
signed and dated Exner. / 1842. lower right
oil on canvas
122 by 74cm., 48 by 29in.
Please note this work will be available for collection at New Bond Street after the
sale.
Fernando Bolt, Copenhagen (acquired from the artist); thence by descent
The Artist's Model was painted while Exner was apprenticed to the leading Danish Golden Age artist Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (1783-1853) and is clearly inspired by the latter's Young Girl Undressing of 1844 (34.2 by 30.2cm, private collection).