Emil Carlsen : Still life with fish, bread and pitcher, 1886.

ECA record control number: 39147
Archives of American Art #: [none]
Record level: Item
Record type: Movable work
Work title: Still life with fish, bread and pitcher [from online auction catalog]
Alternate work titles:
2014 : Still life with fish, bread and pitcher [from online auction catalog]
Work date: 1886 [from front of canvas]
Work creator: Emil Carlsen [1848-1932]
Work medium: Oil on canvas
Work dimensions: 15 x 18 inches [unframed]
Inscribed / signed front:
Location: At lower left.
Dated: Yes.
Text: ‘EMIL CARLSEN / 1886′.
Verso: [none]
ECA category: Still-life
ECA sub-category: Fish
Archives of American Art subjects:
Animal
Animal — Fish
Object
Object — Vegetable
Object — Vegetable — Onion
Still Life
Still Life — Game
Still Life — Game — Fish
Still Life — Other
Still Life — Other — Container
Still Life — Other — Cookware
Still Life — Vegetable
Still Life — Vegetable — Onion
Description of work:
Provenance / ownership:
2014 Private collection of [unknown] ;
2014 ( Clars Auction Gallery [1948- ], 5644 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609 ) ;
after 1886 Private collection of [unknown] ;
1886 Emil Carlsen [1848-1932], the artist .
Exhibition history:
2014 Clars Auction Gallery [1948- ], Oakland, CA, “Auction sale”, May 17 – May 18.
References / citations:
– Clars Auction Gallery [1948- ], Oakland, CA, online auction catalog, “Auction sale”, May 17 – May 18, 2014, lot 6225, illustrated : color online.
Related works:
ECA notes:
Price history:
2014 – $3,000 USD [auction] ;
Document information
Document permalink:
https://emilcarlsen.org/work/?p=39147
Digital-born document number:
ECA.2024.39147
Digital document provenance:
Original compiled and researched document by the Emil Carlsen Archives, 266 West 21st Street, Suite 4E, New York, NY 10011.
Document license:
Creative Commons Corporation shareAlike (sa) license. Some of the information contained within this document may hold further publication restrictions depending on final use. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine.
Image license:
The author of this artwork died more than 70 years ago. According to U.S. Copyright Law, copyright expires 70 years after the author’s death. In other countries, legislation may differ.
Record birth date:
August 14, 2025
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