Johan Fredrik Höckert
”Fattigbössan” (The mite box)
Indistinctly signed ”Höck…” (possibly the artist continued working on the composition after it was signed and then partly painted over the signature). Oil on canvas 28.5 x 21 cm. Period, or near period, frame.
Provenance
Swedish Member of Parliament Gustaf Ferdinand Olofsson (in parliament known as "Olofsson i Åvik", Västra Ny socken 1849-1929 Askersund, Sweden (acquired in 1885 for SEK 16).
Exhibitions
Kungliga Akademien för de fria konsterna (The Royal Academy of Art), Stockholm, ”Minnesutställning över Johan Fredrik Höckert”, March 13 - April 15, 1926, no. 72: ”Fattigbössan” (owner Mr. Gustaf Olofsson, Askersund, Member of Parliament).
Literature
Aron Borelius, ”Johan Fredrik Höckert 1826-1866”, SAK, 1927, p. 185, p. 314, under ”Höckerts målningar”, under 1858, no. 79 ”Fattigbössan”.
Archive:
Lund, Sweden, Lund University Library, photography donated by Aron Borelius.
More information
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