Henrik Ibsen Karikaturzeichnung von 1900

Rare satirical caricature of Henrik Ibsen. Signed and dated 1900. Dimensions: 6 ½ x 4 for drawing alone. 8 x 10 inches inclusive frame. Description: Ink and pencil on paper. (Paper is possibly from a sketchbook). Mounted on red cardboard. Signed and dated in pencil to the lower right: Henrik Ibsen. Januar. 1900. The work is inscribed in Norwegian with verses from the Ibsen poem: Bergmanden. The Miner. (First published in 1871) « Bergvegg, brist med drønn og brag for mitt tunge hammerslag! Engang satt som gutt jeg glad under himlens stjernerad. Glemte liens sus og sange i min grubes tempelgange» Fine satirical caricature depiction of the Norwegian playwright and dramatist, Henrik Ibsen (1828 -1906) an influential Norwegian playwright renowned for works of moral analysis staged as harsh representations of middle-class life.