Tetzen Lund's Art Collection

The gripping story of Christian Tetzen-Lund, who owned numerous rare masterpieces and sold them again. Among Danish art collections, one has almost legendary status: the rich collection of French art that Christian Tetzen-Lund built from 1916-1925. The collection consisted of 23 masterpieces by Matisse and a corresponding number of works by Picasso, but also paintings by Derain, Rousseau, Kandinsky, Braque, and many others. In total, Tetzen-Lund acquired about 600 works at a hectic pace and with unwavering judgment. This book presents the first reconstruction of Tetzen-Lund's collection, which, despite its significance and astonishing quality, has never been thoroughly studied before. The eccentric art collector offered the collection to the Danish state, which declined. Today, the works hang in the world's leading museums.