Wilhelm Freddie, born Christian Frederik Wilhelm... Lot 37
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Wilhelm Freddie, born Christian Frederik Wilhelm Carlsen (Copenhagen, 1909 - Copenhagen, 1995)
Den himmelske og jordiske kaerlighed, (Celstial and terrestrial love), May 1941
Oil on panel
Signed and dated on the bottom right "freddie - maj - 41"
Countersigned, dated, titled and annotated on the back by the artist "Den himmelske og jordiske kaerlighed Wilhelm Freddie - 1941"
Artist's inscription on the back, in pencil: "L'Exposition internationale du surréalisme, Galerie Maeght, Paris, 1947
Indstillet Museer:
Aarhus 1941
Odense 1942
Galerie Schwarz Milano 1960"
27,5 x 21 cm
Provenance:
- The Danish surrealist Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen, purchased directly from the artist (exchange)
- Former Arne Mankowitz collection, Stockholm
- Galerie 1900-2000, Paris
- Geneviève and Jean-Paul Kahn collection, Paris
Exhibitions:
- Aarhus, Ovenlyssalen, 1941: " Freddie. Surrealisme", described in the catalogue under no. 43, unpaginated
- Odense, Vestergade 68, 1941: "Freddie. Surrealisme", described in the catalogue under no. 43, unpaginated
- Stockholm, Galerie Sankt Lucas, 1946: "Sommerutstallning" described in the catalogue under no. 28
- London, ACORIS. The surrealist Art Center, 1972: " Where has Freddie been ?", illustrated in the catalogue p. 15
- Norrkopings Konstmuseum, Norrkoping, 1986: "Wilhelm Freddie och Sverige", illustrated in the catalogue under no. 13, p. 35
Our thanks to Mrs. Kisten Degel from the Louisiana Museum of Art, Dorthe Aagesen from the Staten Museum for Kunst and Mr. Birger Raben-Kov for kindly confirming this work?s authenticity.
Note: this work was not shown in the 1947 Galerie Maeght exhibition nor in the 1960 Galerie Schwarz exhibition as indicated on the back by the artist.
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