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Artist: Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864–1916)
Alternative names: Vilhelm Hammershoi, Wilhelm Hammershoi
Danish painter
Work period: 1879–1916
Work location: København
Title: Interior
Object type: Painting
Description: A solitary woman in a sparsely furnished room is a recurring theme in Hammershøi’s pictures. The light comes from the side, and the figure often has her back to the viewer. Clear models for these interiors can be found in 17th-century Holland or early 19th- century Denmark. But Hammershøi’s silent, empty rooms also have an intense, suggestive mood all their own. Most of his interior scenes were painted in his home in Copenhagen, but this one was executed in London. The model is the artist’s wife Ida.
Date: 1898
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Height: 51.5 cm (20.3 in). Width: 46 cm (18.1 in).
Framed: Height: 77 cm (30.3 in). Width: 66 cm (26 in). Depth: 6 cm (2.4 in).
Inscriptions (Swedish): Signerad: Hammershøi 1898
SKU: 274770
