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Viggo Pedersen
Viggo Pedersen Portrait "Benedicte Olrik Daughter of Henrik Olrik"

1899

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SALE ONE WEEK ONLY “Benedicte Olrik” is the portrait of Benedicte Olrik the 18 year-old daughter of another famous artist, Ole Henrik Benedictus Olrik (1830 – 1890) and future wife of 20th century Danish architect Carl Brummer. This is an intimate portrait of a young woman seated in a relaxed position holding her place in a book she may have been reading. Her hair is slightly loose and wispy giving a soft halo around her face which looks frankly at the viewer as though she has just been spoken to. Although set in an outdoor scene, it might just as well have been set in the quiet of her own library. Her simple black dress is decorated around the neck, waist and cuffs with colorful embroidery. Since Pendersen was also known for his landscapes it seems likely that he combined two favorite subjects within this one piece. Viggo Christian Frederik Vilhelm Pedersen was born in Copenhagen in 1854. He was born into a family of artists. From 1871 to 1878, he attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. His work was decisively influenced by the close contact with P.C. Skovgaard and J. la Cour. Pedersen undertook study trips and traveled through Europe before finally staying in Munich for some time. Pedersen was close with the Olrik family, having studied under Benedicte's father Henrik Olrik, who also painted Benedicte as a young girl alongside her mother, and subsequently training another daughter of his, Dagmar Olrik, who was a painter and tapestry artist in her own right who was most known for decorating a part of Copenhagen's City Hall with tapestries of Lorenz Frølich's Nordic mythology. He painted naturalistic landscapes and brightly colored figure paintings. His paintings are in major art museums in Copenhagen, Stockholm and Helsinki. Unframed the piece measures 33.75"h x 21"w. Photography by PD Rearick
  • Creator:
    Viggo Pedersen
  • Creation Year:
    1899
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 41 in (104.14 cm)Width: 29.25 in (74.3 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Detroit, MI
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU128617912162
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