Lot 274
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Josef Theodor Hansen

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • Josef Theodor Hansen
  • The Roman Forum with the Arch of Titus and the Coliseum
  • signed, titled and dated lower right: J T HANSEN / FORO ROMANO. ROMA 1906
  • oil on canvas
  • 23.5 by 37 cm.; 9¼ by 14½ in.

Provenance

F. Zachariae, Fredensborg, no. 22 (by 1995);
Anonymous sale, Copenhagen, Kunsthallen Kunstaukioner, 5 September 1995, lot 49;
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 17 November 1995, lot 162;
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner.

Condition

The canvas has not been lined. Ultra-violet light reveals scattered spots of minor retouching in the sky which are otherwise not visible to the naked eye. The picture is in good condition and ready to hang. Presented in a gilt frame.
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