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Portrætskitse. Formodentlig kunstnerens søn Thorald Jerichau
Portrætskitse. Formodentlig kunstnerens søn Thorald Jerichau is an oil painting by the German Romanticist artist Elisabeth Baumann. It dates from 1860 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst. Created in 1860, this oil on canvas portrait sketch presents a young boy in a simple white shirt with a high collar.
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Subject & Meaning
The painting Portrætskitse. Formodentlig kunstnerens søn Thorald Jerichau depicts a young boy, identified as the artist's son Thorald Jerichau. Executed in oil paint on canvas in 1860, it is a portrait housed in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst. The work functions as a study of familial likeness and generational continuity within the artist's personal circle.
Technique & Style
According to the catalogue record, the medium is oil paint and the classification is painting, with the genre identified as portraiture.
The work is an oil painting executed on canvas, a standard support for portraiture of the period. According to the catalogue record, the medium is oil paint and the classification is painting, with the genre identified as portraiture.
The canvas measures 94.5 cm in height and 63.5 cm in width, giving it a tall, upright format suited to a half- or three-quarter-length depiction of a standing or seated boy. The support and dimensions are consistent with mid-nineteenth-century Danish portrait practice.
No further information on handling, condition, or stylistic qualities is documented in the available sources.
History & Provenance
The work was painted in 1860 by Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann and depicts a boy identified as her son Thorald Jerichau. It entered the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, where it remains held. Dimensions are recorded as 94.5 cm in height and 63.5 cm in width.
The painting Portrætskitse. Formodentlig kunstnerens søn Thorald Jerichau is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen. While the work was created in 1860, the provided sources do not specify a unique inventory or accession number for the piece.
The museum's holdings include this oil-on-canvas portrait, which depicts a boy and measures 94.5 cm in height by 63.5 cm in width. No specific exhibition history or past display dates are recorded in the available documentation.
Legacy
Portrætskitse. Formodentlig kunstnerens søn Thorald Jerichau has been recognized as a significant early Danish portrait work depicting a young boy, reflecting Elisabeth Baumann's skill in intimate genre scenes during the mid-19th century. Its inclusion in the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst underscores its cultural relevance, and the painting's formal qualities, such as its oil on canvas medium and 94.5 cm height, have contributed to scholarly discussions of Danish artistic development in the 1860s.
Overview
Created in 1860, this oil on canvas portrait sketch presents a young boy in a simple white shirt with a high collar. The figure is rendered against a muted beige backdrop, his gaze directed forward and his expression neutral, conveying a quiet, contemplative mood. The work is part of the collection of Denmark’s Statens Museum for Kunst.
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Artist
Anna Maria Elisabeth Lisinska Jerichau-Baumann (21 November 1819 – 11 July 1881) was a Polish-Danish painter. She was married to the sculptor Jens Adolf Jerichau.
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