MODERN ART. International auction 853

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1 MODERN ART International auction 853

2 MODERN ART International auction 853 AUCTION 8-9 December 2014 PREVIEW Thursday 20 November 3 pm - 7 pm Friday 21 November 11 am - 5 pm Saturday 22 November 11 am - 4 pm Sunday 23 November 11 am - 4 pm Monday 24 November 11 am - 5 pm or by appointment Bredgade 33 DK-1260 Copenhagen K Tel Fax info@bruun-rasmussen.dk bruun-rasmussen.com

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4 DAYS OF SALE FINE ART + ANTIQUES Tuesday 25 November 4 pm Paintings and drawings Wednesday 26 November 3 pm Oriental sale Antiquities Oriental carpets Thursday 27 November 3 pm Russian sale Furniture, clocks and bronzes Ceramics and silver Wristwatches Tuesday 2 December 3 pm Jewellery Hermès and Chanel handbags WEGNER 100 YEARS Wednesday 3 December 4 pm Furniture and lamps NORDIC DESIGN Thursday 4 December 3 pm Furniture and lamps Decorative art and silver MODERN ART Monday 8 December 4 pm Modern paintings and sculptures Tuesday 9 December 3 pm Modern paintings, prints and photographs DEADLINE FOR CLAIMING ITEMS: 17 DECEMBER Items bought at Auction 853 must be paid no later than eight days from the date of invoice and claimed at Bredgade 33 by Wednesday 17 December at the latest. Otherwise, they will be moved to Bruun Rasmussen s storage facility at Baltikavej 10 in Copenhagen at the buyer s expense and risk. This transportation will cost DKK 100 per item VAT included, and storage will cost DKK 100 per item per week VAT included.

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6 MODERNE KUNST International auktion 853 AUKTION december 2014 EFTERSYN Torsdag 20. november kl Fredag 21. november kl Lørdag 22. november kl Søndag 23. november kl Mandag 24. november kl Danske katalogtekster kan ses på bruun-rasmussen.dk Bredgade København K Tel Fax info@bruun-rasmussen.dk bruun-rasmussen.dk

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8 AUKTIONSKALENDER FINE ART + ANTIQUES Tirsdag Onsdag Torsdag 25. november kl. 16 Malerier og tegninger november kl. 15 Orientalsk auktion Antikker Orientalske tæpper november kl. 15 Russisk auktion Møbler, ure og bronzer Keramik og sølv Armbåndsure Tirsdag 2. december kl. 15 Smykker Hermès og Chanel tasker WEGNER 100 YEARS Onsdag 3. december kl. 16 Møbler og belysning NORDIC DESIGN Torsdag 4. december kl. 15 Møbler og belysning Kunsthåndværk og sølv MODERN ART Mandag 8. december kl. 16 Moderne malerier og skulpturer Tirsdag 9. december kl. 15 Moderne malerier, grafik og fotografier SIDSTE FRIST FOR AFHENTNING: ONSDAG DEN 17. DECEMBER Effekter købt på auktion 853 skal være betalt senest 8 dage efter fakturadatoen og afhentet i Bredgade 33 senest onsdag den 17. december. I modsat fald bliver de transporteret til vores lager på Baltikavej 10 i Københavns Nordhavn for købers regning og risiko. Transporten koster 100 kr. pr. effekt inkl. moms, og opbevaringen koster 100 kr. pr. effekt pr. påbegyndt uge inkl. moms.

9 Foredrag på eftersynets åbningsdag Torsdag 20. november Auktionssalen, Bredgade 33, København Peter Kjelgaard leder af Bruun Rasmussens afdeling for design Introduktion til auktionen Wegner 100 år Anders Grannov Brun tidligere daglig leder af Wegners Tegnestue Godt siddende Hans J. Wegner Christian Holmsted Olesen udstillings- og samlingschef på Designmuseum Danmark Alvor og leg Wegner i vor tid Kl. 14 på alle øvrige eftersynsdage giver vores designekspert Peter Tholstrup en rundvisning blandt sin favoritarkitekts møbler. Alle foredrag foregår på dansk

10 Lectures on the Opening Day of the Preview Thursday 20 November The Saleroom, Bredgade 33, Copenhagen 5 pm Peter Kjelgaard Head of Bruun Rasmussen s Design Department Introduction to the auction Wegner 100 years Anders Grannov Brun former Manager at Wegner s design studio Well seated Hans J. Wegner Christian Holmsted Olesen Head of Exhibitions and Collections at Designmuseum Danmark Playful seriousness Wegner today At 2 pm on the following days of the preview, our design specialist Peter Tholstrup gives a guided tour of the furniture by his favourite architect. All lectures will be in Danish

11 Ekspressionisme for fuld musik På årets sidste internationale auktion dykker vi lige lukt ned i den moderne kunsts smeltedigel med et afgørende værk fra mellemkrigstiden af den østrigske kunstner Max Oppenheimer. Han havde en stærk fascination for musik og hentede sine foretrukne motiver i musikkens verden. Det udbudte værk er fra 1921 og blev til dagen efter en Mozart-koncert, som gjorde stort indtryk på ham, og den portrætterede er en af datidens mest fremtrædende musikalske virtuoser den jødiske violinist Carl Flesch fra Ungarn. Som ung studerede Oppenheimer på kunstakademierne i Wien og Prag, men flyttede i 1912 til Berlin og blev en del af de tyske ekspressionister. I årene omkring første verdenskrig undergik kunsten store forandringer, og den tyske hovedstad fungerede som et kulturelt centrum for den europæiske avantgarde. Tidens kunstnere påvirkede hinanden på tværs af landegrænser, og af særligt afgørende betydning var udviklingen af det kubistiske formsprog og italieneren Marinettis lancering af det futuristiske manifest på forsiden af Le Figaro i Påvirkningen fra disse skelsættende kunstretninger er tydelig i Oppenheimers værk, hvor dirigent, musikere og instrumenter væves ind i hinanden i et kaotisk virvar af former. Man kan nærmest høre koncertens toner, og værket kommer til at stå som symbol på musikken, hvor alle dele i kompositionen spiller sammen og er afhængige af hinanden. Oppenheimer drog således paralleller mellem de to kunstarter, men han kom til at dele endnu et skæbnefællesskab med den portrætterede violinist. Oppenheimer var også jøde og tilmed homoseksuel og fortaler for den moderne kunst. Han var således eksponent for tre minoriteter, som blev bandlyst, undertrykt og forfulgt under det nazistiske styre. Efter Hitler kom til magten i 1937 blev værker af Oppenheimer såvel som andre avantgardekunstnere betragtet som udtryk for degeneration og fjernet fra museerne. Oppenheimer emigrerede til New York i 1938, hvor han tilbragte resten af sit liv. Det udbudte værk opfattede han selv som et af sine vigtigste og inddrog det sammen med en række andre afgørende musikalske motiver i sin berømte bog Menchen finden ihren Maler fra Under anden verdenskrig undslap maleriet at blive destrueret, fordi en jøde bragte det ud af Tyskland og til Danmark, hvor den nuværende ejers bedsteforældre erhvervede det. Der er tale om et kunsthistorisk velbelyst værk, hvis ejerskab hidtil har været ukendt, og det er derfor en stor overraskelse, at et så vægtigt værk dukker op i en dansk privatsamling (Kat.nr. 1338). Oppenheimer er uden tvivl højdepunktet på den internationale auktion over moderne kunst, men jeg vil også benytte lejligheden til at fremhæve udbuddet af klassisk dansk modernisme, der føres an af to opstillinger af Edvard Weie og Vilhelm Lundstrøm fra henholdsvis slutningen af 1920 erne og midten af 1930 erne. Cobrakunsten er eksponeret med blandt andet en række værker af Asger Jorn, heriblandt Triumftog fra 1965, mens samtidskunsten er repræsenteret af Per Kirkebys smukke malerier med Vibeke, sensommer V fra 1984 som frontfigur (Kat.nr. 1329, 1321, 1364 og 1425). Jesper Bruun Rasmussen

12 All-music Expressionism At this year s last international auction, we dive straight into the melting pot of modern art with a significant painting from the interwar period by the Austrian artist Max Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer was fascinated by music and gathered inspiration for his favourite themes within the world of music. The piece up for auction from 1921 was created the day after Oppenheimer had attended a Mozart concert, which made a huge impression on him, and the man portrayed is one of the most distinguished musical virtuosi of the time the Jewish violinist Carl Flesch from Hungary. As a young man, Oppenheimer studied at the academies of art in Vienna and Prague, but in 1912 he moved to Berlin and became part of the German expressionist movement. In the years just before the First World War, the arts went through considerable changes, and the German capital served as a cultural centre for the European avant-garde. Contemporary artists influenced each other across national borders, and of particular importance was the development of the cubist idiom as well as the Italian Marinetti s release of the futuristic manifesto on the cover of Le Figaro in The influence of these groundbreaking schools of thought is evident in Oppenheimer s painting, where the conductor, the musicians and the instruments interweave in a chaotic muddle of shapes. One can almost hear the music playing, and the piece stands as a symbol for music, where all parts of the composition interact and depend on one another. Oppenheimer thus drew parallels between the two art forms, but he also shared other features with the portrayed violinist. Oppenheimer was also Jewish and homosexual too and a proponent of modern art. He was therefore an exponent of three minorities, which were all banned, oppressed and persecuted by the Nazi regime. After Hitler came to power in 1937, works of art by Oppenheimer as well as by other avant-garde artists were considered a sign of degeneracy and removed from the museums. Oppenheimer emigrated to New York in 1938, and here he spent the rest of his life. To Oppenheimer, the piece up for auction was one of his most important ones, and he included it in his famous book Menchen finden ihren Maler from 1938 together with a number of other significant musical themes. During the Second World War, the painting escaped destruction when a Jew transported it out of Germany to Denmark, where the grandparents of the current owner acquired it. This is a well elucidated work of art, however, its recent ownership has until now been unknown, and it is therefore a great surprise to find such an important piece in a Danish private collection (Lot No. 1338). Oppenheimer is without a doubt the highlight of the international auction of modern art, but I would also like to draw your attention to the selection of classic Danish modernism led by two still lifes by Edvard Weie and Vilhelm Lundstrøm from the end of the 1920 s and the mid s respectively. The auction also presents cobra art by Asger Jorn, among others, including Triumftog (Triumphal procession) from 1965, while contemporary art is represented by Per Kirkeby s beautiful paintings led by Vibeke, sensommer V (Vibeke, late summer V) from 1984 (Lot Nos. 1329, 1321, 1364 and 1425). Welcome to two afternoons dedicated to modern art! Jesper Bruun Rasmussen

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14 SPECIALISTS IN MODERN ART AND DESIGN Paintings, sculptures and prints Niels Raben Paintings, sculptures and prints Niels Boe Hauggaard Paintings and design Peter Beck Aarhus Paintings, sculptures and prints Annemette Müller Fokdal Photographs Christine Almlund Paintings and design Frederik Bruun Rasmussen Design Peter Kjelgaard Design Ole Ravn Design Amalie Hansen Design Anna B. Widenborg Design Peter Tholstrup Aarhus Silver and public relations Alexa Bruun Rasmussen

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17 1319 CD EINAR UTZON-FRANK b. Frederiksberg 1888, d. Asserbo, Melby 1955 "Herodias datter (Salome)" (Herodias' daughter), Signed Utzon Frank. Patinated bronze H. 40 cm. Exhibited: "Udstilling af Billedhuggeren Einar Utzon- Franks værker" (Exhibition of the Works of Sculptor Einar Utzon-Frank), Kunstforeningen, Copenhagen 1917, the figure or a similar specimen exhibited as cat. no. 13. DKK 25,000-30,000 / 3,350-4, CD EINAR UTZON-FRANK b. Frederiksberg 1888, d. Asserbo, Melby 1955 "Pige, der reder sit Haar" (Girl combing her hair), Signed U. F. Stamped L. Rasmussen, København. Patinated bronze. H. 41,5 cm. Literature: Kai Friis Møller: "Billedhuggeren Einar Utzon Frank i tekst og billeder" (The Sculptur Einar Utzon Frank in text and images), Copenhagen, 1945, ill. cat. no 51. DKK 20,000-25,000 / 2,700-3, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

18 CD VILHELM LUNDSTRØM b. Copenhagen 1893, d. s.p "Vinglas på fod, kannelleret glas og lukket bog" (Wineglass, fluted glass and a closed book), Unsigned. Attested on the reverse by the artist's daughter, Dorte Lundstrøm: "Billedet er malet af min Far" (The painting is painted by my Father). Oil on canvas. 55 x 73 cm. Literature: Preben Wilmann & Marianne Brøns: "Lundstrøm", Copenhagen, 1987 (1977), no. 229, ill. p 246. Exhibited: Høstudstilling (Harvest exhibition), Arnbaks Kunsthandel, Copenhagen, 1936, cat. no. 45. Provenance: Kunsthallen Kunstauktioner, Copenhagen, 1959, auction 236, cat. no. 96, ill. Provenance: Kunsthallen Kunstauktioner, Copenhagen, 1962, auction 250, cat. no. 143, ill. Provenance: Private collection, Denmark. DKK 200, ,000 / 27,000-33,500 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

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20 CD HANS SCHERFIG b. Copenhagen 1905, d. Fredensborg 1979 Elephant in the jungle. Signed Scherfig Tempera on masonite. 22 x 30 cm. DKK 30,000-40,000 / 4,000-5, CD HANS SCHERFIG b. Copenhagen 1905, d. Fredensborg 1979 The road towards St. Gotthard, Switzerland, c Signed Scherfig. Tempera on masonite. 31 x 46 cm. Literature: Lena Lamberth (red): "Scherfig Katalog. Samlet fortegnelse over Hans Scherfigs billedkunst ", Copenhagen, 2006, no DKK 30,000-40,000 / 4,000-5, CD HANS SCHERFIG b. Copenhagen 1905, d. Fredensborg 1979 "Møde i skoven (To elefanter)" (Meeting in the woods, two elephants). Signed Scherfig Tempera on masonite. 61 x 120 cm. Literature: Lena Lamberth (red): "Scherfig Katalog. Samlet fortegnelse over Hans Scherfigs billedkunst ", Copenhagen, 2006, no DKK 125, ,000 / 16,500-20,000 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

21 CD OLAF RUDE b. Rakvere, Estland 1886, d. Frederiksberg 1957 Still life with pitcher, oranges and flowers. Signed Olaf Rude. Oil on canvas. 81 x 100 cm. DKK 75, ,000 / 10,000-13, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

22 CD OLUF HØST b. Svaneke 1884, d. Gudhjem 1966 The garden at Norresân, Gudhjem, Bornholm, winter, c Signed OH. Oil on canvas. 65 x 100 cm. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner's parents in Letter with a small drawing from the artist to the present owner's family enclosed, dated January 21, DKK 150,000 / 20,000 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

23 EDVARD WEIE b. Copenhagen 1879, d. Frederiksberg 1943 "Uden for byporten, Cività d'antino" (Outside the gate, Cività d'antino), Signed E.W. Oil on canvas. 71 x 84 cm. Literature: Leo Swane: "Edvard Weie", Vor Tids Kunst, Copenhagen, 1932, ill. p. 24. Exhibited: "Cività d'antino", Kunstforeningen, Copenhagen, 1908, probably cat. no Exhibited: "Edvard Weies udstilling", Kunstforeningen, Copenhagen, 1915, cat. no. 17. Exhibited: "Weie-Udstillingen", Statens Museum for Kunst (National Gallery of Denmark), Copenhagen and Aarhus Kunstmuseum 1987, cat. no. 9, ill. in the catalogue p Exhibited: "Edvard Weie", Kunstforeningen, Copenhagen, 1989, cat. no. 50. Provenance: Chr. Larsen, Copenhagen. Provenance: P. Davidsen, sold at Arne Bruun Rasmussen, auction no. 140, Copenhagen, 1962, cat. no. 431, ill. in the catalogue. DKK 40,000-50,000 / 5,350-6, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

24 EDVARD WEIE b. Copenhagen 1879, d. Frederiksberg 1943 Landscape with figures, 1930s. Signed E.W. Oil on canvas. 61 x 68 cm. Provenance: Kunsthallen Kunstauktioner, auction, Copenhagen, November 1943, ill. DKK 150,000 / 20,000 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

25 1329 EDVARD WEIE b. Copenhagen 1879, d. Frederiksberg 1943 Still life, late 1920s. Unsigned. Oil on canvas. 100 x 100 cm. Exhibited: "Edv. Weie", Statens Museum for Kunst (The National Gallery of Denmark), Copenhagen, 1987 and Aarhus Kunstmuseum (ARoS) 1987, not in the catalogue. Provenance: Private Collection, Denmark. Acquired by the present owner's grandfather, pharmacist A. Kongsted, around 1930 and not previously offered for sale. In the period from the late 1920s to the mid-1930s, Edvard Weie paints a number of still lifes that makes him one of the finest colourists in Danish art. These works are early forerunner of abstract painting, as the effects of painting itself - the strokes and the colour - stand out above the motif. The broad brushwork is spontaneous, resolute and equilibristic, and the colours slam dynamically into one another on the canvas. Writing about these still lifes, Art historian Bente Skovgaard states, among other things, that they "(...) are a fine, strong testimony to his both systematic and spontaneous work to identify the expressive, musical power of colour. In the still lifes, the artist can freely compose shapes large and small, juxtaposing the colours of his choice. And here Weie can disregard the major ethical and natural romantic problems he grapples with in his large compositions - the Dante paintings and Arcadian landscapes. That spiritual expression can also be hidden within the nature mortes is another matter" (Bente Skovgaard: "Weie og farverne" (Weie and the colours) in: "Edvard Weie", Statens Museum for Kunst (The National Gallery of Denmark), Copenhagen 1987, p. 86). DKK 400,000 / 53, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

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27 CD SAMUEL JOENSEN-MIKINES b. Mykines 1906, d. Copenhagen 1979 "Nordenvind" (North wind), Mikines, the Faroe Islands. Signed S. J-Mikines 57. Oil on canvas. 100 x 126 cm. DKK 40,000-60,000 / 5,350-8, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

28 CD OLUF HØST b. Svaneke 1884, d. Gudhjem 1966 "Udsigt over Gudhjem mod Christiansø-Morgendis" (View over Gudhjem towards Christiansø). Signed OH. Oil on canvas. 73 x 116 cm. DKK 150,000 / 20,000 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

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30 CD SAMUEL JOENSEN-MIKINES b. Mykines 1906, d. Copenhagen 1979 Whale killing scene, the Faroe Islands. Signed S. J-Mikines 58. Oil on canvas. 95 x 110 cm. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner. DKK 75,000 / 10, CD OLUF HØST b. Svaneke 1884, d. Gudhjem 1966 Bognemark, Gudhjem. Signed O.H.; signed and titled on the reverse. Oil on canvas. 73 x 106 cm. DKK 250,000 / 33, CD J. F. WILLUMSEN b. Copenhagen 1863, d. Cannes 1958 Coastal scenery. Signed J.F.W. 1. juli Oil on canvas. 50 x 62 cm. DKK 30,000 / 4,000 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

31 1335 CD SIGURD SWANE b. Copenhagen 1879, d. Plejerup 1973 "Ved Toiletten" (At the toilette). Signed SS 1915; signed on the stretcher Sigurd Swane. Oil on canvas. 94 x 72 cm. Provenance: Bruun Rasmussen Kunstauktioner, auction 590, Copenhagen, 1993, cat. no. 11, ill. on the back of the catalogue. DKK 40,000-50,000 / 5,350-6, CD GEORG JACOBSEN b. Copenhagen 1887, d. Frederiksberg 1976 Still life. Signed Georg. Oil on masonite. 70 x 60 cm. DKK 20,000 / 2, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

32 HARALD GIERSING b. Copenhagen 1881, d. s.p Study after El Greco's "Laokoon" (1614), Signed monogram. Oil on compoboard. 47 x 59 cm. Exhibited: "Harald Giersing Mindeudstilling, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, 1927, cat. no Provenance: E. Rehling. DKK 100, ,000 / 13,500-16,500 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

33 Max Oppenheimer Bildnis Carl Flesch (The image of Carl Flesch) by Dr. Marie-Agnes v. Puttkamer, October 2014 The Austrian painter Max Oppenheimer ( ), who signed his paintings with MOPP, was one of the main representatives of Austrian expressionism in his early years. He subsequently turned to the topic painting and music, which would come to dominate the rest of his later work. His fascination with music and often just with musical instruments was reflected in several representations of string quartets, portraits of eminent virtuosos and above all both of his great pictures Orchester, and Die Philharmoniker, Here tones and sounds appear to be made allegorically perceptible to the eye through the portrayal of musicians and instruments that are woven into one another and the background in rhythmisations (what Oppenheimer called futurist lines of power) and penetrations. Likewise, the Bildnis Carl Flesch from 1921 belongs to this group of works and emerged from a close relationship with his Orchester, where the artist echoes elements of the background design such as the positioning of both cellos from the middle of the Orchester picture and the silhouette of the conductor. The shape of the violin virtuosos appears in the same pictorial level as the interlocking instruments surrounding them and their players with lines of power bursting into one another. All parts of the picture intertwine with one another as equal parts of a composition and thus become a symbol of music. Back then at almost fifty, the Hungarian Jewish violinist Carl Flesch ( ) stood at the height of his career. His work as a teacher would especially contribute to his fame in the following years. In 1923 he published his definitive work Die Kunst des Violinspiels ( Art of Violin Playing ). Among his students were famous personalities such as Ricardo Odnoposoff, Henryk Szeryng and Max Rostal. Oppenheimer himself treasured this portrait so much that he chose it to be displayed in the first public presentation of his monumental painting Orchester in 1923, together with only five other works in the Geneva election building as well as including it in his 1938 book Menschen finden ihren Maler ( People Find their Painter ). As the orchestra finished tuning, the tangle of noise gradually faded. - Chords subsided and flutes died away in the rumbling of the timpani. - A door opened. The brightness that flowed in showed a greying man heading for the centre. Delicately, he carried a violin before him. He received applause as he stepped into the spotlight, for which he reservedly showed his appreciation. Then he stood quietly as if to collect himself, as the orchestra performed the introduction to Mozart s violin concerto in A major. As he played it sounded like the music of the spheres, his violin leading with a silvery tone into a fading adagio which was replaced with a joyful frolicking allegro that sprung forth from the occasionally tragic shadow (...) It was as if I saw the violinist and hearing the minuet-like rondo that he played through a mist, playing wonderfully and to the highest expression - until it lispingly faded away. The next day however, I painted the portrait of this violinist still under the impression of yesterday s experiences. The violinist, who like few others, could awaken such impressions through both the greatness of his musical interpretation and the inspiring nature of his performance. Max Oppenheimer: Menschen finden ihren Maler (People find their Painter), Zürich 1938, p.p BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

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35 1338 CD MAX OPPENHEIMER b. Wien 1885, d. New York 1954 "Bildnis Carl Flesch", Signed MOPP. Oil on canvas. 113 x 93 cm. Literature: Marie-Agnes von Puttkamer: "Max Oppenheimer - MOPP ( ) Leben und malerisches Werk mit einem Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde", Wien, 1999, cat. no. 150, ill. p Literature: "Verzeichnis, Gemälde" in: "Veröffentlichungen des Kunstarchivs Nr MOPP. Max Oppenheimer", Berlin [1926], p. 26 (dated here 1921). Literature: Max Oppenheimer: "Handschriftliche Werkaufstellung, o.o. c. 1928, Berlin Museum (dated here 1920). Literature: "MOPP. Max Oppenheimer, Menschen finden ihren Maler", Zürich, 1938, p. 43, ill. p. 45, dated here Exhibited: "Exposition de l'orchestre et divers tableaux et dessins de MOPP", Wahlgebäude, Geneva, 1923, cat. no. 5 (not completed). Exhibited: "Max Oppenheimer (MOPP)", Galerie Caspari, Münch,en 1925/26, cat. no. 17 (gallery label on the stretcher). Exhibited: "Sonderausstellung Max Oppenheimer (MOPP), Paul Cassirer, Berlin, 1926, cat. no. 19. Provenance: Dr. C. Linde, Copenhagen. Provenance: Private collection, Denmark, by descent. Carl Flesch (Wieselburg, Hungary Luzern, Switzerland, 1944) was one of his era's greatest violinists. He worked as a teacher in Bucharest, Amsterdam, Berlin, London and Lucerne and wrote several books about his violin playing. DKK 750,000-1,000,000 / 100, , BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

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37 CD SAMUEL JOENSEN-MIKINES b. Mykines 1906, d. Copenhagen 1979 Costal scenery from Mikines with breaking waves, the Faroe Islands. Signed S. J-Mikines. Oil on canvas. 58 x 68 cm. DKK 30,000 / 4, CD WILLIAM HEINESEN b. Thorshavn 1900, d. s.p View of Tindholmur, the Faroe Islands, c Signed WH with indistinct dating. Pastel on paper. Visible size 63 x 52 cm. Provenance: Private collection, Sweden. Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner's parents. DKK 20,000-25,000 / 2,700-3, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

38 CD SAMUEL JOENSEN-MIKINES b. Mykines 1906, d. Copenhagen 1979 Whale killing scene, the Faroe Islands. Signed S. J-Mikines 64. Oil on canvas. 85 x 100 cm. DKK 75,000 / 10,000 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

39 CD OTHON COUBINE b. Boskovice 1883, d. Marseille 1969 Summerday along a river. Signed Coubine. Oil on canvas. 60 x 100 cm. Provenance: Bruun Rasmussen Kunstauktioner, auction 531, Copenhagen, 1989, cat. no. 64. DKK 75,000 / 10, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

40 ARMAND GUILLAUMIN b. Paris 1841, d. Orly, Val-de-Marne near Paris 1927 The church in St. Julien des Chazes. Signed Guillaumin. Oil on canvas. 59 x 73 cm. Provenance: Arne Bruun Rasmussen Kunstauktioner, sale 92, 1954, cat. no. 73, ill. on the frontispice. DKK 100, ,000 / 13,500-20,000 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

41 EDVARD WEIE b. Copenhagen 1879, d. Frederiksberg 1943 Still life with potted plant and fruits on a table. Annotated on the stretcher Edv. Weie Oil on canvas. 67 x 73 cm. Provenance: MD Niels Christian Borberg ( ), the artist's physician. Edvard Weie also painted two portraits of N.C. Borberg. Acquired directly from the artist, hence by descent in the family. DKK 150,000 / 20, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

42 CD OLAF RUDE b. Rakvere, Estland 1886, d. Frederiksberg 1957 "Dameportræt" (A lady's portrait), Signed Olaf Rude. Oil on canvas. 95 x 73 cm. Exhibited: "Samlerens Kunstudstillinger", Copenhagen; with exhibition label on the reverse. DKK 175, ,000 / 23,500-27,000 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

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44 CD JOHANNES S. KJARVAL b. Efri-Ey 1885, d. Reykjavik 1972 View towards Thingvellir and Botnssúlur mountains and the waterfall Öxarárfoss, c. 1940s. Signed Joh. S. Kjarval. Oil on canvas. 85 x 100 cm. The Art Museum in Reykjavik has kindly authenticated this painting. DKK 50,000 / 6, CD JENS SØNDERGAARD b. Øster Assels 1895, d. Skovshoved 1957 "Havbillede" (coastal scenery). Signed Jens Søndergaard 54; signed, titled and dated. Oil on canvas. 100 x 120 cm. DKK 30,000-40,000 / 4,000-5, CD SAMUEL JOENSEN-MIKINES b. Mykines 1906, d. Copenhagen 1979 Whale killing scene, the Faroe Islands. Signed S. J-Mikines 63. Oil on canvas. 85 x 100 cm. DKK 75,000 / 10,000 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

45 CD CHRISTIAN DOTREMONT b. Tervuren 1922, d. Buizingen 1979 "Silence goulu" (Greedy silence). Signed Dotremont 1963 and titled. Indian ink on paper. Visible size 48,5 x 63 cm. Provenance: Private collection, Denmark. DKK 50,000-60,000 / 6,700-8, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

46 CD ASGER JORN b. Vejrum 1914, d. Århus 1973 "Egg and Sphere on Brown", Signed Asger. Oil on cardboard. 64 x 53 cm. Literature: Guy Atkins: "Jorn in Scandinavia ", London, 1968, no. 76, ill. p Exhibited: "Pierre Wemaëre-Asger Jørgensen", Dam & Fønns, Copenhagen, 1938, cat. no. 4. Exhibited: Galeria de Arte, Madrid. Provenance: N.O. Køster, Copenhagen. Provenance: Valdemar Rohde, Copenhagen. Provenance: Bruun Rasmussen Kunstauktioner, auction181, Copenhagen, 1965, cat. no Provenance: Bruun Rasmussen Kunstauktioner, auction 187, Copenhagen, 1965, cat. no Provenance: Crane Kalman Gallery, London. DKK 200, ,000 / 27,000-33,500 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

47 CD EJLER BILLE b. Odder 1910, d "Komposition i okker-blaat-rødt og hvidt" (Composition in ocher-bluered and white), Bali april Signed, titled and dated on the reverse. Oil on canvas. 66 x 57 cm. Exhibited: "Lise og Leif Olesens samling", Randers Kunstmuseum, Provenance: The collection of Lise & Leif Olesen. DKK 100,000 / 13, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

48 CD EGILL JACOBSEN b. Copenhagen 1910, d. s.p Composition in blue, Signed and dated on the reverse. Oil on canvas. 100 x 75 cm. DKK 200,000 / 27,000 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

49 CD PIERRE ALECHINSKY b. Bruxelles 1927 "Scorie Blanche", Signed, titled and dated on the reverse. Acrylic on paper laid down on canvas. 54 x 44 cm. DKK 125, ,000 / 16,500-20, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

50 CD KAREL APPEL b. Amsterdam 1921, d. Zürich 2006 Figure composition. Signed Appel. Acrylicl on canvas. 65 x 81 cm. Provenance: Maître Binoche, rue la Boétie, Paris. Provenance: Private collection, Denmark. DKK 150,000 / 20,000 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

51 CD MOGENS BALLE b. Copenhagen 1921, d. Asminderup 1988 Figure composition, Hjørring Signed and dated on the reverse. Oil on canvas. 81 x 100 cm. Literature: Henning Smidth's catalogue of Mogens Balle's work ar cat DKK 40,000 / 5, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

52 CD PIERRE ALECHINSKY b. Bruxelles 1927 "Indirectionnel", Signed Alechinsky. Indian ink and acrylic on paper laid down on canvas. 78 x 58 cm. Exhibited: "Rétrospective Alechinsky", Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, Paris Provenance: Private collection. DKK 150,000 / 20,000 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

53 CD CORNEILLE b. Liège 1922, d Composition. Signed Corneille 58. Oil on canvas. 27 x 35 cm. Provenance: Galerie Moderne, Silkeborg, Denmark. Provenance: Private collection, Denmark. DKK 75,000 / 10, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

54 CD PIERRE ALECHINSKY b. Bruxelles 1927 "Tableau D'Avancement", Signed, titled and dated on the reverse. Oil on canvas. 60 x 66 cm. DKK 200,000 / 27,000 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

55 1359 CD PIERRE WEMAËRE b. Comines 1913, d "Charmeuse" (Charmer). Signed P. Wemaëre 79; signed, titled and dated on the reverse. Oil on canvas. 100 x 81 cm. DKK 40,000-50,000 / 5,350-6, CD ASGER JORN b. Vejrum 1914, d. Århus 1973 Composition, from the Ars-series. Signed Jorn 45. Watercolour on lithograph. Visible size 46 x 35 cm. Literature: Ref. Van de Loo no. 89. DKK 20,000-25,000 / 2,700-3, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

56 CD ASGER JORN b. Vejrum 1914, d. Århus 1973 Figure composition. Signed Asger Jorn 47. Oil on canvas. 70 x 56 cm. Literature: Guy Atkins: "Jorn in Scandinavia ", London, 1968, no. 513, ill. p Provenance: Galerie Tapet og Kunst, Odense, Denmark. Provenance: Mrs. Inge Ambjørn, Odense, Denmark. DKK 200,000 / 27,000 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

57 CD CARL-HENNING PEDERSEN b. Copenhagen 1913, d. s.p "Blå danser" (Blue dancer), Molesmes Signed, titled and dated on the reverse. 128 x 104 cm. Provenance: Galerie Moderne, Silkeborg, Denmark. Stamped on the stretcher. DKK 250,000 / 33, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

58 CD PIERRE ALECHINSKY b. Bruxelles 1927 "État de vieil", Signed Alechinsky; signed, titled and dated on the reverse. Oil on paper laid down on canvas. 65 x 50 cm. DKK 150, ,000 / 20,000-23,500 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

59 1364 CD ASGER JORN b. Vejrum 1914, d. Århus 1973 "Triumphal procession", Silkeborg Signed Jorn and dated on the reverse. Oil and enamel paint on canvas. 95 x 80 cm. Literature: Guy Atkins: Asger Jorn. The Final Years , London, 1980, no. 1658, ill. p.195. Guy Atkins describes the period from in Asger Jorn's career as follows: The period from 1954 to 1964 has been called the crucial years in the title of this book, because these years encompass Jorn's emergence as a major figure in European art. In the middle years of the decade from 1956 to 1969, he produces works of the highest quality. Jorn once explained this phenomenon to me by comparing himself to a conjurer. "The conjurer he said stands in front of his audience and gives a dazzling display in the air with his right hand, while he is quietly using his left hand under the table to boil himself an egg"". DKK 1,000,000 / 135, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

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61 CD SVAVAR GUDNASON b. Hornafjord 1909, d. Reykjavik 1988 Composition. Signed Svavar 61. Oil on canvas. Painted recto and verso. 70 x 60 cm. Exhibited: "Sider af abstrakt kunst i Danmark", Nikolaj Kunstbygning, Copenhagen, , cat. no. 24. Exhibited: "Cobra", Galleri K.K., Copenhagen, 1961, cat. no. 60, ill. in the cat. Exhibited: "Nordisk Konst", Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Sweden, Provenance: The collection of Architect Robert Dahlmann Olsens, Dragør. Acquired directly from the artist, hence by descent in the family. DKK 40,000-50,000 / 5,350-6, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

62 CD PIERRE ALECHINSKY b. Bruxelles 1927 "Avancée des Algues", Signed, titled and dated on the reverse. Oil on paper laid down on canvas. 65 x 50 cm. DKK 150, ,000 / 20,000-23,500 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

63 CD ASGER JORN b. Vejrum 1914, d. Århus 1973 "Head". Signed Jorn 68. Printing ink on cardboard. 28 x 27 cm. One of a small series of works Jorn made for some of the printers at Fratelli Pozzo printing works, Turin. The work is registered in the archives of Museum Jorn with Jorn's own photo marked with the name Fratelli Pozzo. Provenance: Galerie Fabien Boulakia, Paris. DKK 75,000 / 10, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

64 CD EGILL JACOBSEN b. Copenhagen 1910, d. s.p "Spirende frø" (Sprouting seed), Paris Signed and dated on the reverse. Oil on canvas. 63 x 94 cm. Literature: Per Hovdenakk: "Egill Jacobsen 1", Copenhagen, 1980, no. 1951/14. Exhibited: Galerie Birch, Copenhagen, 1951 (stamped on the stretcher). Provenance: N.E. Christensen, Holte. Provenance: Private collection, Denmark. DKK 200,000 / 27,000 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

65 1369 CD ASGER JORN b. Vejrum 1914, d. Århus 1973 "La vallée en révolte", Signed Jorn; signed, titled and dated on the reverse. Oil on masonite. 81 x 100 cm. Literature: Guy Atkins: "Asger Jorn: The crucial years: ", London, 1977, no. 1021, fig Literature: Werner Haftmann: "Asger Jorn". In: "Quardrum", Bruxelles, XII, 1962, ill. p. 75, no. 5. Literature: Ernest Goldschmidt [Ed.]: "Depuis 45: l'art de notre temps". In: "La Connaissance", Bruxelles, 1969, vol. I, fig. 56, ill. Exhibited: "Arnal et Jorn", Galerie Gauche, Paris, 1957, cat. no. 14. Exhibited: "The exploration of form", Arthur Tooth & Sons, London, 1958, cat. no. 12. Exhibited: "Asger Jorn", Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, 1958, cat. no. 32. Exhibited: "Asger Jorn, Eugène Dodeigne", Kunsthalle, Basel, 1964, cat. no. 51. Exhibited: "Jorn", Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, , cat. no. 56. Exhibited: "Jorn", Louisiana, Humlebæk, Denmark, 1965, cat. no. 58. Exhibited: Martin Summers Fine Arts, London. Exhibited: "Asger Jorn", The Salomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1982, cat. no. 10, ill. p. 47. Provenance: Arthur Tooth & Sons Gallery, Ltd., London. Provenance: J. Peter Cochrane, London. Provenance: Martin Summers Fine Arts, London (Stock No 820). Provenance: Galerie Rive Gauche, Paris. DKK 500, ,000 / 67,000-80, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

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67 CD ASGER JORN b. Vejrum 1914, d. Århus 1973 "Brudflader" (Fractures). Signed Jorn 63. Watercolour and gouache on paper. Visible size 45 x 30 cm. Exhibited: Galerie Birch, Copenhagen 1964, cat. no. 20. DKK 50,000 / 6, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

68 CD PIERRE WEMAËRE b. Comines 1913, d "Emprise forcenée", Signed P. Wemaëre; signed, titled and dated on the reverse. Oil on canvas. 92 x 73 cm. DKK 75,000 / 10,000 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

69 1372 CD MOGENS BALLE b. Copenhagen 1921, d. Asminderup 1988 "Figurer nr. 3" (Figures no. 3). Signed M.B. 58. Oil on canvas. 65 x 54 cm. Literature: Henning Smidth's catalogue of Mogens Balle's work ar www. smidth.dk/balle, cat Exhibited: "Mogens Balle", Carl-Henning Pedersen and Else Alfelts Museum, Herning 2009, cat. 30. DKK 30,000-40,000 / 4,000-5, CD ASGER JORN b. Vejrum 1914, d. Århus 1973 Composition. Signed Asger Jorn, Colombes. Watercolour on paper. Visible size 71 x 50 cm. DKK 75,000 / 10, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

70 CD KAREL APPEL b. Amsterdam 1921, d. Zürich 2006 Composition, 1974 (wrongly dated 1968). Signed Appel. Mixed media on paper laid down on canvas. 60 x 48 cm. Certificate from The Karel Appel Foundation to follow this lot. Please note that the date on this work has been added by other than Karel Appel, and does not reflect the real date, which is DKK 75,000 / 10,000 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

71 CD EJLER BILLE b. Odder 1910, d Composition, Vejby Strand Signed on the reverse. Oil on canvas. 57 x 46 cm. Exhibited: Martsudstillingen, Den Frie, Copenhagen, 1969, cat. no. 2. Exhibited: Ejler Bille Retrospective Exhibition, Holstebro Kunstmuseum, Oslo Kunstforening, Norway, Trondhjems Kunstforening, Norway and National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen, 1970, cat. no. 83. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner's father. DKK 75, ,000 / 10,000-13, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

72 CD ASGER JORN b. Vejrum 1914, d. Århus 1973 Composition with figures. Signed Jorn 63. Gouache and watercolour on paper. Sheet size 30 x 45 cm. Provenance: Galleria La Bussola, Torino, with exhibition label on the reverse. Provenance: Die Galerie, Frankfurt Am Main, with exhibition label on the reverse. DKK 60,000-75,000 / 8,050-10,000 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

73 CD ASGER JORN b. Vejrum 1914, d. Århus 1973 "Sneglen" (The Snail). Signed Asger J. 41. Oil on canvas laid down on insulite board. 22 x 26 cm. Literature: Guy Atkins: "Jorn in Scandinavia ", London, 1968, no. 225, ill. Exhibited: "Sider af abstrakt kunst i Danmark", Nikolaj Kunstbygning, Copenhagen, , cat. no. 62. Provenance: The collection of Architect Robert Dahlmann Olsen, Dragør, Denmark Provenance: Private collection, Denmark. DKK 100, ,000 / 13,500-16, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

74 CD EGILL JACOBSEN b. Copenhagen 1910, d. s.p Green Masks, Signed and dated on the reverse. Oil on canvas. 46 x 64 cm. Literature: Per Hovdenakk: "Egill Jacobsen 1. Malerier ", Copenhagen, 1980, no. 1947/14. Exhibited: Galerie Asbæk, Copenhagen, Provenance: Private collection, Denmark. DKK 100, ,000 / 13,500-16,500 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

75 CD EJLER BILLE b. Odder 1910, d Composition, Mønge Signed, and dated on the reverse Oil on canvas. 81 x 72 cm. DKK 125, ,000 / 16,500-20, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

76 CD ASGER JORN b. Vejrum 1914, d. Århus 1973 "Untitled", Signed on the reverse Asger Jorn. Oil on compoboard. 61 x 47 cm. Literature: Guy Atkins: "Jorn in Scandinavia ", London, 1968, no. 629, ill. p Exhibited: "Asger Jorn", Galerie Hybler, Copenhagen, 1960, cat. no. 30. Provenance: Galerie Birch, Copenhagen. Provenance: Otto Frankild, Copenhagen. DKK 300, ,000 / 40,000-53,500 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

77 1381 CD KAREL APPEL b. Amsterdam 1921, d. Zürich 2006 "L'Homme-Oiseau" (The Bird Man), Signed Appel; dated on the reverse. Oil on canvas. 130 x 195 cm. Provenance: The artist Piet Moget (b. 1928). "Karel Appel has always been attracted to the physical aspects of painting - to the bodily act of moving colour across a surface and magically bringing it to glorious life. Throughout his long career, he has never cared much about staying properly within the limits of what could, at any given moment, be called his style. The adventure of painting, the physical adventure, has led him to discoveries and innovations rooted within the practice itself. Because he has been very willing to go with the energy of the practice (like Picasso, unable to resist all the sudden, surprising attractions), his art has explored many directions and yet remains unified by a marvellous signature: an extraordinary fluency of form and colour that is unmistakably his". Art historian Rudi Fuchs on Karel Appel's later work in the catalogue "Karel Appel, Passages 2", Galerie Kusseners, Belgium 2000, p.p DKK 500,000 / 67, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

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79 CD CARL-HENNING PEDERSEN b. Copenhagen 1913, d. s.p "Skål med røde frugter" (Bowl with red fruits), Molesmes 1993 and Signed, titled and dated on the reverse. Oil on canvas. 70 x 60 cm. Exhibited: "Lise og Leif Olesens samling", Randers Kunstmuseum Proveniance: The collection of Lise & Leif Olesen. DKK 75,000 / 10, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

80 CD EJLER BILLE b. Odder 1910, d Composition, Signed and dated on the reverse. Oil on canvas. 54 x 48 cm. Unframed. DKK 100, ,000 / 13,500-16,500 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

81 CD EJLER BILLE b. Odder 1910, d Composition. Unsigned. Oil on canvas. 69 x 56 cm. DKK 100, ,000 / 13,500-16, CD CARL-HENNING PEDERSEN b. Copenhagen 1913, d. s.p "Lykkens røde skib" (The red ship of happiness), Signed, titled and dated on the reverse. Oil on two canvases. Total 180 x 76 cm. Provenance: The architects Eva and Nils Koppel, Gentofte, Denmark. Provenance: Private collection, Denmark. DKK 200,000 / 27, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

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83 CD ERIK ORTVAD b. Frederiksberg 1917, d. Kvänjarp, Sweden 2008 "Hed Blæst" (Warm Storm), Signed and dated on the reverse. Oil on canvas. 97 x 112 cm. DKK 100,000 / 13, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

84 CD EJLER BILLE b. Odder 1910, d Composition, Paris Signed and dated on the reverse. Oil on canvas. 73 x 59 cm. DKK 300, ,000 / 40,000-47,000 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

85 CD CORNEILLE b. Liège 1922, d Femme et oiseau. Signed Corneille Acrylic on canvas. 116 x 90 cm. DKK 100, ,000 / 13,500-16, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

86 CD KAREL APPEL b. Amsterdam 1921, d. Zürich 2006 Figure composition. Signed Appel 83. Mixed media on paper laid down on canvas. 65 x 50 cm. DKK 60,000 / 8, CD KAREL APPEL b. Amsterdam 1921, d. Zürich 2006 Figure compositon. Signed Appel. Acrylic on paper laid down on canvas. 78 x 57 cm. DKK 75,000 / 10,000 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

87 CD RICHARD MORTENSEN b. Copenhagen 1910, d. Kirke Hyllinge 1993 "Sèvres", Signed, titled and dated on the reverse. Oil on canvas. 73 x 60 cm. Literature: Jan Würtz Frandsen: "Richard Mortensen. Erindringens år Ting og tegn. II: Billeddel", fig. A.58, ill. p Exhibited: "Konkret realism", Liljevalchs Konsthal, Stockholm, 1956, cat. no. 59. DKK 70,000 / 9, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

88 CD JEAN DEWASNE b. Lille 1921, d. Paris 1999 Composition. Signed J. Dewasne Oil on board. 50 x 65 cm. DKK 40,000-50,000 / 5,350-6, ROBERT JACOBSEN b. Copenhagen 1912, d. Egtved 1993 Figure, 1980's. Signed RJ. Black patinated iron. H. 160 cm. W. 100 cm. D. 71 cm. DKK 75,000 / 10,000 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION

89 Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen Befrugtning (Fertilization), 1933 The abstract/surrealistic painting titled Befrugtning (Fertilization), oil on canvas, from 1933 is a most interesting work of art. The painting was probably painted at the end of It is a flat picture without any perspective. It is a work the composition and colours of which are clearly influenced by Vasily Kandinsky and Paul Klee with a touch of Joan Miro. Apart from these influences he has included symbols in the elements of the painting. These symbols are of a surrealistic nature. In the middle of the painting, one can see two red curved elements with a round blue and grey figure with serrated points. Above the red elements, a horizontal pink element can be seen. Below, there is a blue serrated figure. To the left, there is a tilted yellow cylinder-like element with a white hemisphere at the top and with black stripes inside the yellow element. At the bottom right, there is a grey element with black cilia inside around the edges. A blue-black element starting with a curve stretches from behind the grey element up along the right side of the painting. This element con tinues along the upper part of the picture almost reaching the left side. The two red curved elements connect the grey element with the white hemisphere of the yellow cylinder-like element. At the top left, there is a dark blue pointed figure that looks as if it is continuing out of the picture. The surface between the elements is painted pale yellow. The title of the painting Befrugtning (Fertilization) reveals how it can be analysed. The round figure in the middle of the painting shows the fertilized egg on its way through the red curves of the fallopian tubes from the grey element to the womb, which is the white hemisphere on top of the cylinder-like element to the left. The blue-black element along the right side and at the top to the left symbolizes the ovaries. The blue pointed figure at the top is a sperm cell. The pink horizontal element symbolizes the feminine connecting the yellow cylinder with the ovaries. The yellow cylinder-like element symbolizes the vagina of a woman. The blue serrated figure below in the middle could symbolize the male; a closer look may reveal a male profile on the right side of the figure. In support of the analysis one can point to the fact that physiologically conception does not happen during intercourse but some time thereafter. 88 BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853

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91 1394 CD VILHELM BJERKE-PETERSEN b. Frederiksberg 1909, d. Halmstad, Sweden 1957 "Befrugtning" (Fertilization), Signed v.b.-p.-33. Oil on canvas. 81 x 98 Literature: Claus Bojesen: Vilhelm Bjerke Petersen, Hrymfaxe nos Tistrup: Hrymfaxe Publisher, 1977, ill. Literature: José Vovelle: Le Surrealisme au Danemark : Bjerke-Petersen. Paris: Champs des Acti vites Surrealistes, Bulletin de liaison no. 14, juin 1981, ill. Literature: Vovelle, José. Fra symbol til forestillingsbillede, Troels Andersen (ed), CRAS. Nr. XXVI. Silkeborg, 1981, ill.. Literature: Jan Würtz Frandsen: Richard Mortensen. Ungdomsårene Mellem surrealisme og abstraktion, Copenhagen, 1984, ill. fig. 87a. Literature: Troels Andersen (ed): Vilhelm Bjerke Petersen. En retrospektiv udstilling. Silkeborg Kunst museum, 1986, ill. Literature: Peter Michael Hornung (ed): Ny Dansk Kunsthistorie. Vol. 7: Tradition og Surrealisme, Copenhagen, 1995, ill. Literature: Matte Højsgaard and Helle Behrndt (eds): Kunst Arkitektur Design 30erne Kunst foreningen, Copenhagen, 2004, ill. Literature: Karen Friis og Dorte Kirkeby Andersen (eds): Vilhelm Bjerke Petersen, Silkeborg Kunst museum, 2006, ill. Literature: Christian Gether, Dorthe Rugaard Jørgensen and Maria Lauerberg: Triumph of Desire: Danish and International Surrealism, Arken Museum of Modern Art, Ishøj, 2008, ill. Exhibited: "Linien", with Ejler Bille, Richard Mortensen, Hans Ølgaard and Henry Heerup as guests, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen Exhibited: "Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen - a retrospective exhibition", Silkeborg Kunstmuseum, Sophienholm, Lyngby, Fyns Kunstmuseum, Odense and Esbjerg Kunstpavillon, Denmark Exhibited: "Kunst Arkitektur Design 30erne" (Art Architecture Design the Thirties), Kunstforeningen, Copenhagen Exhibited: "Vilhelm Bjerke Petersen - a retrospective exhibition", Silkeborg Kunstmuseum, Denmark, 2006, cat. no. 24, ill. in the catalogue p.45. Exhibited: "Triumph of Desire - Danish and International Surrealism", Arken Museum of Modern Art, Ishøj, Denmark, Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen was educated at the Academy of Art in Oslo, Norway, and at Bauhaus, Dessau, in Germany, where he was a student during the winter term 1930/31. Among his teachers were Vassili Kandinsky and Paul Klee. From 1932, he worked with fellow artists Richard Mortensen and Ejler Bille. In 1933, he published the book Symbols in abstract art. They formed the group Linien (The Line), published a periodical of the same name and organised the exhibition in January After publishing his book Surrealism in the autumn of 1934, the group broke up and Vilhelm Bjerke-Petersen joined forces with other surrealistic artists. DKK 100, ,000 / 13,500-20, BRUUN RASMUSSEN BREDGADE AUCTION 853