HIRSCHSPRUNG COLLECTION OF WORKS BY DANISH ARTISTS CATALOGUE OF PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURES, THE/ DEN HIRSCHSPRUNGSKE SAMLING AF DANSKE KUNSTNERES ARBEJDER KATALOG OVER MALERIER OG SKULPTURER.

Author: Madsen, Jan Gorm, Jesper Svenningsen and Marianne Saabye eds
Country: Denmark
Language: English/Danish
Year Published: 2009
No. of pages: 272
Illustrations: Richly Illustrated Color Illustrations.
Binding: Hardbound
Size: 10”x 8”
Weight: 3.00
ISBN: 9788790597016
Biblio/Bio: Cat. of exh.
Code: 6945

Price: $95.00

Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Hirschsprung’s deed of his gift to the Danish state. In 1902, the tobacco manufacturer Heinrich Hirschsprung (1836–1908) and his wife Pauline (1845–1912) bequeathed their art collection to the Danish state by a deed of gift. At the time, the gift comprised more than 600 paintings and sculptures as well as 1,200 drawings by Danish artists. The collection provided a representational picture of Danish 19th century art. At the time, it also constituted a sophisticated, cutting-edge collection of modern art. In the fall of 2002, the Hirschsprung Collection commemorated the 100th anniversary of this event by means of an exhibition, a film, and a book. The collection, Heinrich Hirschsprung’s life’s work, was his pride and joy, but he wanted no fuss about his own person. He preferred to play a more unobtrusive role.