Immigrant Jews Arriving on the Shores of Denmark.

AUCTION 65 | Thursday, June 25th, 2015 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Ceremonial Objects and Graphic Art

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Lot 178

HENNINGSEN, FRANTS PETER DIDRIK.

Immigrant Jews Arriving on the Shores of Denmark.

Pencil drawing on paper. Folds and clean tears. Unexamined out of frame. 6 x 8.5 inches.

Danish, (1850-1908):

Est: $600 - $900

PRICE REALIZED $200

Realist artist Frants Henningsen is known for genre scenes of his home of Denmark. The present subject, Jewish travelers at port, likely reflects the arrival of some 3,000 Jewish refugees into Denmark as a result of the Kishinev pogroms in 1903 and 1905. Of interest are the exotically dressed Russian Jews - scarved women and bearded men in long coats - curiously observed by the local Danes in the foreground.