It was at an auction in New York that a very special work by Johan Thomas Lundbye was for sale. Thanks to a generous donation from the Bent O. Jørgensen Foundation, it was possible for museum director Eskil Vagn Olsen to acquire the painting for the museum.
Now the painting 'Ships in port at Kalundborg Fjord' has finally returned to Kalundborg Museum.
Here we already have the exhibition 'Lundbye returns home', where four paintings are on display - now 'Ships in port at Kalundborg Fjord' has been added to the exhibition and hangs beautifully on the wall.
The work comes from the private collection of the American John L. Loeb. He was the US ambassador to Denmark 1981-1983 and owns one of the largest private collections of Danish Golden Age art outside Denmark. The motif is entirely local and is very relevant to Kalundborg Museum both art-historically, topographically and culturally.
The painting is dated 1846.
Johan Thomas Lundbye (1818-1848) was born and raised in Kalundborg, and he found many of his motifs in the area. The paintings are not just works of art – they are part of Kalundborg's history and self-understanding.
The exhibition 'Lundbye returns home' can be seen at Kalundborg Museum during the museum's opening hours.
Also read the article on TV Kalundborg about Princess Benedikte, who was the first to see the new Lundbye painting in the exhibition.
