Technical description
The painting has a sketch-like appearance. It is painted with forceful, broad strokes, and the artist has allowed the canvas to remain unpainted in several places. At the Commemorative Exhibition in 1928 the painting is listed as unsigned, and the signature “N.A.” was perceived as being secondary.
Provenance
-1924-1928:
Artist
Nikolai Astrup
(1880-1928)
1928-1954-:
By descent, to
Engel Astrup
(1892-1966)
-1954-1972:
Purchased by
Hilmar August Reksten
(1897-1980)
-1991-2001:
N. N.
2005-current:
Purchased by
Private owner
2008-current:
On deposit to
Griegsamlingen (Oseana Kunst og kultursenter) (The Grieg Collection (Oseana Kunst- og kultursenter))
Exhibition history
Solo exhibition
1928-11-11 - 1928-12-9
Nikolai Astrup. Mindeutstilling
Kristiania (Oslo)
Catalogue number 115
See exhibition
1980-3-14 - 1980-4-7
Nikolai Astrup 1880–1928. Maleri, tegning, grafikk
Bergen
Catalogue number 79
See exhibition
1980-4-12 - 1980-5-4
Nikolai Astrup 1880–1928. Maleri, tegning, grafikk
Oslo
Catalogue number 79
See exhibition
1980-6-4 - 1980-6-29
Nikolai Astrup 1880–1928. Maleri, tegning, grafikk
Trondheim
Catalogue number 79
See exhibition
Group exhibition
Bibliography
Kunstnernes Hus. Nikolai Astrup. Malerier og tresnitt. Oslo: Kunstnernes Hus, 1955.
Bergens Kunstforening. Nikolai Astrup 1880–1928. Mindeutstilling. Bergen: Bergens kunstforening, 1928.
Kunstforeningen i København. Nikolai Astrup 1880–1928. København: Kunstforeningen i København, 1965.
