Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864 - 1916)

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Vilhelm Hammershøi

Vilhelm Hammershøi was a Danish painter of predominantly interiors, a representative of the Symbolist movement.

Vilhelm studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, and a few years later at the 1889 World Exhibition in Paris, four of his paintings were exhibited in the Danish pavilion. Hammershøi was the last significant painter in nineteenth-century Danish art. He painted against a background of contemporary experience, but his painting never deviated from the basic rules of Danish Golden Age paintings.

At first his motifs alternated between figure and landscape painting, and later Hammershøi became truly an interior painter. Rooms became a constant source of subjects for him, and the walls and windows that form the boundary to the world almost literally became the backdrop for his paintings. People in his paintings, if present, then as silent statues, completely immersed in their thoughts. All his works, whether portraits, interiors or landscapes, are full of silence, peace and melancholy.

Date and place of birt:15 may 1864, Copenhagen, Denmark
Date and place of death:13 february 1916, Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality:Denmark
Period of activity: XIX, XX century
Specialization:Artist, Painter
Genre:Allegory, Genre art, Landscape painting, Mythological painting, Portrait
Art style:Impressionism, Symbolism

Creators Denmark

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Aksel Einar Utzon-Frank (1888 - 1955)
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Sigvard Hansen (1859 - 1938)
Sigvard Hansen
1859 - 1938
Simon Ludwig Simonsen (1841 - 1928)
Simon Ludwig Simonsen
1841 - 1928
Peder Severin Krøyer (1851 - 1909)
Peder Severin Krøyer
1851 - 1909
Arne Jacobsen (1902 - 1971)
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1902 - 1971
Christen Schiellerup Købke (1810 - 1848)
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1810 - 1848
Johannes Larsen (1867 - 1961)
Johannes Larsen
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Lorenz Frölich (1820 - 1908)
Lorenz Frölich
1820 - 1908
 Margrethe II (1940)
Margrethe II
1940
Johan Friedrich Bergzoe (1841 - 1897)
Johan Friedrich Bergzoe
1841 - 1897
Anders Andersen-Lundby (1841 - 1923)
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1841 - 1923
Frederik Christian Kiaerskou (1805 - 1891)
Frederik Christian Kiaerskou
1805 - 1891
Harald Moltke (1871 - 1960)
Harald Moltke
1871 - 1960
Johanne (Hanne) Hellesen (1801 - 1844)
Johanne (Hanne) Hellesen
1801 - 1844
Wolfgang Heimbach (1620 - 1678)
Wolfgang Heimbach
1620 - 1678

Creators Impressionism

Willy Lorenz (1901 - 1981)
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1901 - 1981
Georg Hambüchen (1901 - 1971)
Georg Hambüchen
1901 - 1971
Dermod O'Brien (1865 - 1945)
Dermod O'Brien
1865 - 1945
Theodorus van Oorschot (1910 - 1989)
Theodorus van Oorschot
1910 - 1989
Alexis Auguste Delahogue (1867 - 1950)
Alexis Auguste Delahogue
1867 - 1950
Vitol'd Kaetanovich Byalynitsky-Birulya (1872 - 1957)
Vitol'd Kaetanovich Byalynitsky-Birulya
1872 - 1957
Ludwig Adam Kunz (1857 - 1929)
Ludwig Adam Kunz
1857 - 1929
Oswald Hornby Birley (1880 - 1952)
Oswald Hornby Birley
1880 - 1952
Henri-Joseph Harpignies (1819 - 1916)
Henri-Joseph Harpignies
1819 - 1916
Max Pistorius (1894 - 1960)
Max Pistorius
1894 - 1960
Alexander Serafimovich Kotlyarov (1945)
Alexander Serafimovich Kotlyarov
1945
Antoine Grivolas (1843 - 1902)
Antoine Grivolas
1843 - 1902
Pierre Billet (1836 - 1922)
Pierre Billet
1836 - 1922
Jules Robert Auguste (1789 - 1850)
Jules Robert Auguste
1789 - 1850
Constantin Terechkovitch (1902 - 1978)
Constantin Terechkovitch
1902 - 1978
Pierre Emmanuel Eugène Damoye (1847 - 1916)
Pierre Emmanuel Eugène Damoye
1847 - 1916
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