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Paul Gustave Fischer
An Evening at the Royal Theatre by Paul Gustav Fischer
1887-88

Name: An Evening at the Royal Theatre by Paul Gustav Fischer
Brand: Paul Gustave Fischer
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$475,000List Price

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Paul Gustav Fischer 1860-1934 • Danish An Evening at the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen Signed and dated “Paul Fischer 1887-88” (lower right) Oil on canvas A beautifully detailed composition by Danish artist Paul Gustav Fischer, a talented Danish painter of the late 19th century. Fischer began his career studying art at the renowned Academy of Copenhagen where his portraits and genre paintings were exhibited regularly. This work is a superior example of late 19th-century Danish painting from an admired artist. Inspired by his many travels to Paris between the 1870s and 1890s, Fischer began incorporating elements he saw in the works of the French Impressionists into his own paintings–not just in technical terms, but in subject as well. His compositions soon reflected facets of modern life in the city, with brilliant depictions of bustling streets, public squares and social events, such as the case with the current painting entitled An Evening at the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen. The more relaxed brushwork and intimate perspective are clear influences of the Impressionists. As the audience fills the theater, the Royal Family, presumably King Christian IX and his wife Louise of Hesse-Kassel among others, watch the activity from their private balcony. The son of the artist Phillip Fischer, Paul Gustave Fischer was born in Copenhagen into a Polish Jewish family, and was part of the fourth generation of this family to live in Denmark. He began to paint when he was still young, guided by his father. He became a pupil of C. Möller, but was formally educated in art for only a short time in his mid teens when he spent two years at the Royal Danish Academy of Art in 1876. His first breakthrough came in 1882 when he created illustrations for the magazine Ude og hjemme. It was not long before Fischer gained fame as a painter of cities, not just Copenhagen, but scenes from Scandinavia, Italy and Germany. He benefited from contemporaries in Norway and Sweden, especially Carl Larsson. Besides Paris, Fischer traveled and worked extensively in Germany and Italy. The artist’s greatest triumph came when Denmark transferred the sovereignty of Norway back to the Norwegians, and he was awarded the royal commission by King Haakon of Norway to paint the event over the more prominent painter Laurits Tuxen. Canvas: 86 5/8” high x 67 3/4” wide Frame: 97 1/8” high x 78 1/4” wide Provenance: Sotheby's, London, June 19, 1984, lot 83, illustrated; Private collection, West Coast, United States An Evening at the Royal Theatre has been exhibited: Copenhagen, Kunstforeningen, Dengan i 80 ‘erne, Danske miljoer I Malerkunsten, 1880-1890, November-December 1983. no. 20. Artist’s Select Exhibitions: Charlottenborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark 1884-1911 Paris Salon, 1890 Chicago, 1893, 1895 and 1900 Aarhus, Denmark, 1894 Baltica-Skandinavia, 1910 Gallery Bergenholz, 1923 Artist's Museums: Musée de Hillerd, Frederiksborg Københavns Bymuseum, Denmark Los Angeles County Museum of Art References: Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, 1976, E. Bénézit Davenport’s Art Reference and Price Guide, 1994, R. J. Davenport

Creator:
Paul Gustave Fischer (1860-1934, Danish)
Creation Year:
1887-88
Medium:
Oil,Canvas
Period:
19th Century
Condition:
Excellent.
Gallery Location:
New Orleans, LA
Reference Number:
Seller: 29-91921stDibs: G13050618610

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