Kittelsen, Theodor(1857-1914)
Tirilil-Tove
Pencil, pen, crayon and watercolor on paper
31-36x45-49
All signed: Th. Kittelsen.
Complete series, 12 pieces, sold together.
Annotated with titles by the artist on the passepartout.
Exhibited:
Blomqvist, 1900
Oslo Kunstforening, 1911, lot 191 Tirilil Tove 12 aquareller.
Blomqvist, 1924
Kunstnernes Hus, 1941, lot 103-114.
Kunstnernes Hus, 27.04.-19.05.1957
Oslo Kunstforening, 1964, lot 584-595.
Blaafarveværket, 1995, lot 98-109.
Blaafarveværket, The Kittelsen Museum at Koboltgruvene, 2007
Blaafarveværket, 2014
Provenance:
Commissioned by Olaf Schou in 1900. The series has not previously been for sale.
Estimate
NOK 4,000,000–6,000,000USD 364,800–547,300EUR 339,900–509,800
Auctioned Thursday June 8 2023 at 18:00
Hammer price NOK 5,600,000