Egill Jacobsen

Egill Jacobsen, b. Copenhagen 1910, d. s.p. 1998 "Fisk" (Fish), 1947. Painted recto et verso. Signed and dated on the reverse. Oil on canvas. 60 x 76 cm. Literature: Per Hovdenakk: "Egill Jacobsen 1", Copenhagen 1980, no. 1947/31, ill. p. 186. Exhibited: "Egill Jacobsen. Retrospektiv udstilling", Charlottenborg, Copenhagen 1960, cat. no. 52. Exhibited: "Sj�rup J�rgensens samling", �rhus Kunstforening 1970, cat. no. 69. Provenance: Merchant Niels Sj�rup J�rgensen's collection, Aarhus. Provenance: Knud and Rigmor Bundgaard's collection, Aarhus.

Egill Jacobsen, b. Copenhagen 1910, d. s.p. 1998 "Rejsen har ingen hast", 1983. Portfolio with five compositions. All signed EJ 83, 110/125. Lithographs in colours. Published by Galerie Moderne, Silkeborg. Printed by Clot, Bramsen et Georges, Paris. Sheet sizes 65 x 48 cm. Original portfolio included. (5) No remarks.

Original lithographs by Egill Jacobsen: Per Hovednakk: Egill Jacobsen. 2 vol. Cph 1980-85. With two orig. litographs. (2) Per Hovednakk: Egill Jacobsen. 2 vol. Cph 1980-85. One of 1000 num. copies with two orig. litographs in colour signed by Egill Jacobsen in initials. Publisher's boards in d/w, in slipcases. Minor signs of wear. (2)

Egill Jacobsen, b. Copenhagen 1910, d. s.p. 1998 "Syg" (Ill). Signed EJ. Litograph in colours. Visible size 31 x 22 cm; Composition with sun mask. Signed EJ, 86, 69/125. Litograph in colours. Visible size 48 x 33 cm and Composition with figure. Signed EJ, 86, 116/125. Litograph in colours. Sheet size 47 x 33 cm. (3) Examined in frame. No remarks.

Egill Jacobsen, b. Copenhagen 1910, d. s.p. 1998 Composition, 1967. Unsigned. Oil on canvas. 70 x 108 cm. "Thirty seconds that last five-and-a-half hours". This was the newspaper headline on Sunday 24 December 1967. The title refers to Hagen Hasselbalch and Ingolf Boisens documentary, which on the same day documented the creation of one of Egill Jacobsens colourful mask compositions. The entire process took five-and-a-half hours. But, at the speed it is shown in the film, it lasts only thirty seconds. Thus, Egill Jacobsens brush strokes are transformed into a rapid visual conjuring feat that gives the observer a unique insight into how the painting came into being. First the thin strokes on the canvas, then the actual basic drawing; after that the first base colours, and finally, the various top colours are added. This process culminates in a colouristically saturated mask composition that demonstrates the steady hand and magical mask universe of Egill Jacobsen. Apart from shedding light on the painting processes used by Egill Jacobsen, Henry Heerup and Carl-Henning Pedersen, the film also endeavoured to depict topics such as theatre, architecture and poetry. Thus, the film sought to depict Copenhagen as a city of culture.