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Niels Helveg Petersen
Poul Anker Bech2002
The Danish Parliament
Copenhagen K, Denmark
The portrait shows a thoughtful former Foreign Minister Niels Helveg Petersen (born 1939) from the Social Liberal Party standing in the Rigsdag Courtyard apparently playing chess at a table that is balanced on one leg. Who is his opponent, is he ruminating about some political intrigue and what do the green and red pieces signify?
© Folketinget
Photographer: Torben Eskerod
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- Title: Niels Helveg Petersen
- Creator: Poul Anker Bech
- Creator Lifespan: 1942/2009
- Creator Nationality: Danish
- Creator Gender: Male
- Date: 2002
- Physical Dimensions: w95 x h123 cm
- Original Title: Niels Helveg Petersen
- Danish Description: Portrættet viser den eftertænksomme og skakspillende tidligere udenrigsminister Niels Helveg Petersen fra Det Radikale Venstre (f. 1939) stående i Rigsdagsgården ved et balancende et-benet skabbord. Hvem er hans med- eller modspiller, er det en kongekabale, han står og funderer på, og hvad betyder de grønne og røde brikker?
- Provenance: © Poul Anker Bech/billedkunst.dk
- Type: Oil on canvas
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