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The Artist at Work

This Met x Wendover Art Group design is a reproduction of an original work of art in The Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.
Portrait of the Painter Ditlev Martens at Work Behind and Easel
Wilhelm Bendz (Danish, 1804–1832)
Graphite, 5 1/2 x 5 1/8 in., ca. 1820–24
Purchase, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund and Carolyn H. Specht Gift, 2014 2014.653
This endearing sketch of the German-Danish painter Ditlev Martens at his easel was made by the Danish painter Wilhelm Bendz in the 1820s. Bendz was primarily known for portraits capturing his peers at work; however, his output remained relatively small due to his untimely death.

This Met x Wendover Art Group design is a reproduction of an original work of art in The Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.
Portrait of the Painter Ditlev Martens at Work Behind and Easel
Wilhelm Bendz (Danish, 1804–1832)
Graphite, 5 1/2 x 5 1/8 in., ca. 1820–24
Purchase, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund and Carolyn H. Specht Gift, 2014 2014.653
This endearing sketch of the German-Danish painter Ditlev Martens at his easel was made by the Danish painter Wilhelm Bendz in the 1820s. Bendz was primarily known for portraits capturing his peers at work; however, his output remained relatively small due to his untimely death.