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Lot No. 8451

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Cramer, Peter (1726 - 1782) Denmark: A Zealandish farmer on the way to market with chickens.

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Cramer, Peter (1726 - 1782) Denmark: A Zealandish peasant carrying basket with chickens. Oil on thick cardboard. 26 x 20 cm. With gold-plated frame from same time with corner wedges. Painted over on the back  depiction of a garden. Provenance: Museumdirector; formerly sold at Bruun Rasmussen 510/540. Similarl painting of the same subject (with variations) is found in the National Museum, the Modern Era (inventory number: 307/1932 and the Copenhagen City Museum. Please see the exhibition catalog: Peter Cramers Billedverden - A stroll in the 1700s theater and folklore. Nivaagaards Painting Collection 1994, written by Elsebeth Aasted Neiiendam. Page .: 60th


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Cramer, Peter (1726 - 1782) Danmark