Lot 86: Emma Augusta Thomsen (Danish, 1822-1897)

Grapes on a silver platter with summer flowers in a glass alongside
signed and dated 'E. Thomsen 1869' (lower right)
oil on canvas
14 1/8 x 17 1/2 in. (36 x 44.3 cm.)
Painted in 1869

Thomsen was born in Copenhagen and studied under the great Danish still life artist, J.J. Jensen. Thomsen exhibitied at the Salon in Copenhagen from 1851. She had a particular talent for portraying metals and her paintings are filled with a wide variety of textures. Her work can be found in the Museum of Copenhagen.

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