Live Auction 1213619th Century European Art
Sophus Jacobsen (Norwegian, 1833-1912)
Lot 68 PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION

Sophus Jacobsen (Norwegian, 1833-1912)

Moonlit Bay

Closed25 April 2016

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Sophus Jacobsen (Norwegian, 1833-1912)
Moonlit Bay
signed indistinctly 'S. Jacobsen' (lower left)
oil on canvas
30 x 50 in. (76.2 cm x 127 cm.)

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 23 May 1989, lot 263.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Specialist note

Sophus Jacobsen was a Norwegian landscape painter. The artist was particularly interested in capturing dramatic effects of lighting on landscape, often through sunsets and strong moonlight, as in the present work.