Saturday, May 21, 2022

 Paul Gustav Fischer

(1860 - 1934)

Paul Gustav Fischer was a Danish painter. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gustav_Fischer

The artist's family
1912
Oil on canvas
54 x 72 cm
Private collection (Sold at Bruun Rasmussen Auctions on December 8, 2004 for DKK 210,000)


The painting portrays Fischer's brother Erik (1864-1946) with his wife Anna (born 1870) and their children Albert and Astrid. The interior is from Anna and Erik's home in Rigensgade. The lot also consisted of two more portraits, actually the two large oval paintings hanging on the wall, depicting Anna's parents, portrayed by Fischer in 1907.

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