Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1940s.
He often selected narratives which emphasised the love for one’s children.
His father was the eminent Golden Age painter, Frederik Vermehren (1823-1910), and his brother, Gustav Vermehren (1863-1931), was also an accomplished artist. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and exhibited regularly at the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition.
She's transfixed on every turn of the page.
Signed/dated lower left and held within a gilt frame.
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Medium: Oil on canvas
Overall size: 31½” x 28” / 80cm x 72cm
Year of creation: 1940
Provenance: Private collection, Denmark.
Condition: Artwork presents well. Frame with some light wear.
Artist’s auction maximum: £16,532
Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1940s.
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Sophus Vermehren, Her Favourite Story - Oil Painting
