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Study of a Young Collector
Gerda Wegener
HARRY GREADY - GALLERY NORD
Watercolour and gouache on paper
Circa 1920-1925
Portrait of Lili Elbe as a Spaniard
45 x 40 cm (17.7 x 15.7 in)
description
On the reverse of the backing board of the original frame there is an inscription that reads:
GERDA WEGENER / “En Spanierinde” / G. No. 39 / Til Hjalund Min, du er min / fra Erik / 20 November 1935
Possible translations being: “To my Hjaland, you are mine” or “To my Moonblossom, you are mine” from the old norse “Hja” and “lund”.
GERDA WEGENER / “En Spanierinde” / G. No. 39 / Til Hjalund Min, du er min / fra Erik / 20 November 1935
Possible translations being: “To my Hjaland, you are mine” or “To my Moonblossom, you are mine” from the old norse “Hja” and “lund”.
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