Carl Bloch (1834-1890), Danish painter. Title: “En Dreng, der fisker.” (A boy fishing). Date of artwork 1872. Oil on panel. Dimensions: 27 cm × 18 cm (10.6 in × 7 in). Exhibition history: ▪︎ Københavns Rådhus (Copenhagen City Hall), “Raadhusudstillingen af Dansk Kunst til 1890”, 1901, no. 169. ▪︎ Guildhall Art Gallery, London, “Exhibition of Works by Danish painters”, 1907, no. 111. ▪︎ Kunstforeningen, “Arbejder af maleren Carl Bloch”, Copenhagen 1921, no. 60. — Signature and date bottom right: Carl Bloch 1872. Source/Photographer: Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers.
Well done. That rod he is holding is interesting. I wonder what the history is. Likely a necessity due to poverty.