Woman in a sailor dress., Harald Giersing, 1918

The woman is the artist's wife, the painter and actor birgitte (besse) giersing, née syberg (1896-1944), whom he married in 1917. A note on the verso said malet foraar 1918 (painted in the spring of 1918). Object Type: painting. Date: 1918. Dimensions: height: 61 cm (24 in); width: 51 cm (20 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Unknown. Harald Giersing - Dame i matrostøj - 1918