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Marie in the garden

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Marie in the garden
Danish: Marie i haven
ArtistPeder Severin Krøyer
Year1895 (1895)
MediumOil on canvas
MovementImpressionism
Dimensions58.2 cm × 47.9 cm (22.9 in × 18.9 in)
OwnerPrivate collection

Marie in the garden (Danish: Marie i haven) is a 1895 painting by the Danish artist Peder Severin Krøyer. It depicts Krøyer's wife Marie Krøyer in the couple's garden in Skagen. The work measures 58.2 x 47.9 cm.

The work was sold at auction in 2000 at the Christie's auction house in London where it sold for £729,750.[1] At the time of the sale this made the painting the second most expensive Danish work of art.[2] The work is today in private ownership.

References

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  1. ^ "Auction". Christie's. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Sale review". kunstnyt.dk.