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Opus 71.The Rainy Day 41 x 49.7 cm 1931
Cut in the plate to fit the frame
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( (a) Mezzotint in colors, 1931 (O/S 71), on Chine appliqué. 41 x 49.7 cm.; 16 1/8" x 19 1/2". Signed. (b) Mezzotint, 1931 (O/S 71), on Chine appliqué. 40.3 x 48.2 cm.; 16" x 19". Signed in pencil. Peter Ilsted, painter and graphics artist (1861-1933) He was one of the foremost turn of the twentieth century artists in Denmark Known from many etchings, paintings and about 70 colour prints and mezzotints. He was one of a group of Danish artists known for works of sun-filled rooms utilizing subtle colors, simplistic interiors inhabited with one or more figures. Ilsted, however, was the only member of the "Copenhagen Interior School" who focused on printmaking. Mezzotint, from the Italian mezzotinto ('half tint') The print is cut to fit the Frame Married to Ida Hammershoej, who as the sister of Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864-1916) was the primary model for both artists