Tag: Vilhelm Hammershoi

Stillness: Hammershøi and American Minimalism | Phillips

Something quite beautiful and transcendental for a quiet Sunday: The good people at Phillips in New York have put together an online cornucopia of visual and aural delights for this selling exhibition. By comparing the quietude of Hammershøi's techniques with the minimalist artists from the 1950s onwards, Phillips have opened up an interesting dialogue. The … Continue reading Stillness: Hammershøi and American Minimalism | Phillips

Stillness: Hammershøi and American Minimalism | Phillips

Something quite beautiful and transcendental for a quiet Sunday: The good people at Phillips in New York have put together an online cornucopia of visual and aural delights for this selling exhibition. By comparing the quietude of Hammershøi's techniques with the minimalist artists from the 1950s onwards, Phillips have opened up an interesting dialogue. The … Continue reading Stillness: Hammershøi and American Minimalism | Phillips

A whisper from the past 🤫

I also write about my travels for Mainly Museums, and they have kindly reposted my first piece for them. Hammershoi in Copenhagen- a trip everyone should make if you love the silence of his paintings! https://mainlymuseums.com/post/1041/the-david-collection-a-place-of-beauty-and-tranquillity-in-copenhagen

VILHELM HAMMERSHØI (1864-1916), Landskab. Sommer. “Ryet”. | Christie’s

https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-6469760 Oh, to have a Hammershoi hanging in my house - plaintive sigh follows! This is currently at auction with Christie's, and it is gorgeous. The attached lot essay is definitely worth reading. It includes this photograph from 1896, amd I do think I have seen all of these paintings at one time or another: … Continue reading VILHELM HAMMERSHØI (1864-1916), Landskab. Sommer. “Ryet”. | Christie’s

The Art of Doors

"Doorways always represent a choice, a decision; the choice to stay or to go; of one path or another. The metaphor of a corridor of doors is often used to represent a multitude of choices. But before choice comes a decision - doorways often represent the act of making decisions itself, or the fear and inertia … Continue reading The Art of Doors

Hammershoi fangirl moment

Okay, bear with me on this. Sotherby's New York is selling this rather gorgeous Hammershoi painting next month. Entitled The Music Room, Hammershoi painted this in 1907 at their apartment at Strandgade, 30 in Copenhagen. The painting has hung in that apartment for over 75 years! Back in 2019, I went to Copenhagen to follow … Continue reading Hammershoi fangirl moment

Travels Revisited #1: Vilhelm Hammershoi

For the first time in five years I start the summer break with no project to indulge my time and efforts. This gives an opportunity to review past discoveries and see what can be added. First up, Vilhelm Hammershoi. I fell in love with Hammershoi's paintings early on in the journey when I was given … Continue reading Travels Revisited #1: Vilhelm Hammershoi

A Hammershoi Mystery

Take a look at these two paintings, both by Vilhelm Hammershoi.  We could play spot the difference here, but it is a little obvious.  The one on the left is in the possession of the Cleveland Museum of Art and is called 'Strandgrade, Sunshine'.  The one on the right, Interior, Sunlight on the Floor, is … Continue reading A Hammershoi Mystery

What I did on my travels pt1

 Half term and I needed an arty break! Off I travelled to Paris for the third time in a year, primarily to see Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark on the last night of their tour, but also to go to one of my favourite places: Musee d'Orsay. Went along early and found some more gems. So, … Continue reading What I did on my travels pt1

Hammershøi: Master of Danish Painting

My day started incredibly well. Caught the early train to Paris ...yes this was a day trip for one reason and one reason only: There was a museum with a Vilhelm Hammershøi exhibition on and I wanted to be there! The posts tagged 'Vilhelm Hammershøi; might explain why!  It ended with a terrible return journey … Continue reading Hammershøi: Master of Danish Painting

Met happiness today, and it looked like this!

As we all know, The Metropolitan Museum of Art is huge so this post is going to be small. In a corner of gallery 813 was a small oil by my beloved Vilhelm Hammershoi: Moonlight, Strandgade 30 is a typical interior but, as always, look closely at the brushwork. On the windowsill are two white … Continue reading Met happiness today, and it looked like this!

Hammershoi in ‘colour stunner’!

That's right - colour! Last week, at the Hirschsprung Collection in Copenhagen, a shocking discovery was made! Take a look, bottom right: Pink! A pink room! By Hammershoi!!! The label says 'Interior in Louis XVI style. From the artist's home, 1897'. In that year, the Hammershois moved into a newly built apartment, Aahuset in Aaboulevard, … Continue reading Hammershoi in ‘colour stunner’!