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Provenance

Purchased directly from the artist by Alfred Bramsen (1851–1932), Copenhagen, in 1896; Thence by descent to his daughter Karen Bramsen (1877–1970) and son-in-law Gustav Falck (1874–1955), Copenhagen; Anonymous sale, Copenhagen, Winkel & Magnussen, 28 October 1935, lot 54; Where purchased by Magda Rothschild ( c . 1894–1978), Copenhagen; Thence by descent to her daughter, Normi Rothschild (1932–2012), Copenhagen; By whom offered, Copenhagen, Winkel & Magnussen, 30 March 1949, lot 256; Where purchased by Hjalmar Kleis, Copenhagen; From whom purchased or given in exchange by H. Axelsens Kunsthandel, Copenhagen; By whom offered, Copenhagen, Winkel & Magnussen, 21 June 1950, lot 64 (unsold); Anonymous sale, Copenhagen, Kunsthallen, 9 May 1951, lot 168; Private collection, Denmark; Anonymous sale, Copenhagen, Bruun Rasmussen, 3 October 1978, lot 58 (unsold); Anonymous sale, Copenhagen, Bruun Rasmussen, 20 February 1979, lot 70; Private collection, Sweden; With Åmells Konsthandel, Stockholm, by 1988; By whom sold, Stockholm, Bukowskis, 3 November 1989, lot 367; Where purchased by Olof Lagercrantz (1911–2002), Drottningholm; Thence by descent to his son, Richard Lagercrantz ( b . 1942), Stockholm; By whom sold, Stockholm, Stockholms Auktionsverk, 8 June 2017, lot 3165; Where purchased by Daxer & Marschall, Munich, by 2017; From whom acquired by the present owner in 2018.

Exhibited

Copenhagen, Den Frie Udstilling , 1895, no. 15; Copenhagen, Kunstforeningen, Arbejder af Vilhelm Hammershøi , 9 April – 14 May 1916, no. 120; Stockholm, Liljevalchs Konsthall, Nyere Dansk kunst , November–December 1919, no. 428; Copenhagen, Kunstforeningen, Udvalg af Vilh. Hammershøis arbejder , 5–25 January 1930, no. 6; Stockholm, Sveriges Allmänna Konstförening, Vilhelm Hammershøi, Theodor Philipsen, L.A. Ring , 1930, no. 11; Stockholm, Åmells Konsthandel, Från atelier till plein air , 25 November – 17 December 1988, no. 10.

Literature

Den Frie Udstilling , exh. cat., Copenhagen 1895, n.p., no. 15; A. Bramsen, Vilhelm Hammershøis arbejder fortegnelseI , Copenhagen 1900, n.p., no. 73; Kunstforeningen exhibition records list, Copenhagen 1916, n.p.; S. Michaëlis and A. Bramsen, Vilhelm Hammershøi , Copenhagen 1918, p. 92, no. 142; Nyere Dansk kunst , exh. cat., Stockholm 1919, p. 45, no. 428; C.G. Laurin (ed.), Vilhelm Hammershøi, Theodor Philipsen, L.A. Ring , exh. cat., Stockholm 1930, p. 6, no. 11; Från atelier till plein air , exh. cat., Stockholm 1988, n.p., no. 10, reproduced in colour; P. Vad, Vilhelm Hammershøi—Værk og liv , Copenhagen 1988, pp. 147 and 453, no. 149, reproduced p. 147; A. Rosenvold Hvidt and G. Oelsner, Vilhelm Hammershøi, på sporet af det åbne billede , Copenhagen 2021, p. 123, reproduced in colour.

Catalog summary

Property from a European Private Collection Vilhelm Hammershøi Copenhagen 1864–1916 Interior, setting the table oil on canvas unframed: 97.2 x 79 cm.; 38¼ x 31 in. framed: 118.5 x 100.5 cm.; 46⅝ x 39⅝ in. Executed in 1895. Provenance Purchased directly from the artist by Alfred Bramsen (1851–1932), Copenhagen, in 1896; Thence by descent to his daughter Karen Bramsen (1877–1970) and son-in-law Gustav Falck (1874–1955), Copenhagen; Anonymous sale, Copenhagen, Winkel & Magnussen, 28 October 1935, lot 54; Where purchased by Magda Rothschild ( c . 1894–1978), Copenhagen; Thence by descent to her daughter, Normi Rothschild (1932–2012), Copenhagen; By whom offered, Copenhagen, Winkel & Magnussen, 30 March 1949, lot 256; Where purchased by Hjalmar Kleis, Copenhagen; From whom purchased or given in exchange by H. Axelsens Kunsthandel, Copenhagen; By whom offered, Copenhagen, Winkel & Magnussen, 21 June 1950, lot 64 (unsold); Anonymous sale, Copenhagen, Kunsthallen, 9 May 1951, lot 168; Private collection, Denmark; Anonymous sale, Copenhagen, Bruun Rasmussen, 3 October 1978, lot 58 (unsold); Anonymous sale, Copenhagen, Bruun Rasmussen, 20 February 1979, lot 70; Private collection, Sweden; With Åmells Konsthandel, Stockholm, by 1988; By whom sold, Stockholm, Bukowskis, 3 November 1989, lot 367; Where purchased by Olof Lagercrantz (1911–2002), Drottningholm; Thence by descent to his son, Richard Lagercrantz ( b . 1942), Stockholm; By whom sold, Stockholm, Stockholms Auktionsverk, 8 June 2017, lot 3165; Where purchased by Daxer & Marschall, Munich, by 2017; From whom acquired by the present owner in 2018. Exhibited Copenhagen, Den Frie Udstilling , 1895, no. 15; Copenhagen, Kunstforeningen, Arbejder af Vilhelm Hammershøi , 9 April – 14 May 1916, no. 120; Stockholm, Liljevalchs Konsthall, Nyere Dansk kunst , November–December 1919, no. 428; Copenhagen, Kunstforeningen, Udvalg af Vilh. Hammershøis arbejder , 5–25 January 1930, no. 6; Stockholm, Sveriges Allmänna Konstförening, Vilhelm Hammershøi, Theodor Philipsen, L.A. Ring , 1930, no. 11; Stockholm, Åmells Konsthandel, Från atelier till plein air , 25 November – 17 December 1988, no. 10. Literature Den Frie Udstilling , exh. cat., Copenhagen 1895, n.p., no. 15; A. Bramsen, Vilhelm Hammershøis arbejder fortegnelseI , Copenhagen 1900, n.p., no. 73; Kunstforeningen exhibition records list, Copenhagen 1916, n.p.; S. Michaëlis and A. Bramsen, Vilhelm Hammershøi , Copenhagen 1918, p. 92, no. 142; Nyere Dansk kunst , exh. cat., Stockholm 1919, p. 45, no. 428; C.G. Laurin (ed.), Vilhelm Hammershøi, Theodor Philipsen, L.A. Ring , exh. cat., Stockholm 1930, p. 6, no. 11; Från atelier till plein air , exh. cat., Stockholm 1988, n.p., no. 10, reproduced in colour; P. Vad, Vilhelm Hammershøi—Værk og liv , Copenhagen 1988, pp. 147 and 453, no. 149, reproduced p. 147; A. Rosenvold Hvidt and G. Oelsner, Vilhelm Hammershøi, på sporet af det åbne billede , Copenhagen 2021, p. 123, reproduced in colour.