Carl Vilhelm Holsøe [Danish artist, 1863-1935] was influenced by Vermeer’s 17th century Dutch interiors. Oil on canvas Private collection ----- Brothers-in-law Peter Vilhelm ILSTED and Vilhelm HAMMERSHØI along with brothers Carl Vilhelm HOLSOE and Neil HOLSOE were leading artists in early 20th century Denmark. Peter, Vilhelm, Carl and possibly Neil were members of ‘The Free Exhibition’, a progressive art society created around 1890. They are famous for painting images of "Sunshine and Silent…

Carl Vilhelm Holsøe (Danish, 1863-1935) Interior

It has occurred to me during the process of researching this blog that quite a number of realist painters have portrayed women at one time or another from a rear viewpoint – often in a domestic situation. Danish artists like Anna Ancher, Vilhelm Hammershøi and Carl Holsøe frequently employed this device in their compositions. The female subject may at some small domestic labour, or simply being contemplative, gazing out onto some unseen vista. Here are some examples: 1822 Woman at the Window…

Carl Holsoe (1863 – 1935) was a Danish painter. [Oil on canvas, 75 x 70.5 cm]

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Escaping from the sentimentality of Golden Age interiors, Holsoe and his contemporaries imbued this traditional genre with a sense of timeless sanctity. Through the depiction of solitary, usually female, figures with concealed identities, Holsoe's paintings evoke the brooding nature of introspection and self-absorption. His work, influenced by the 17th Century interiors of the Dutch masters Vermeer, de Hooch, and ter Borch, explored the emotional content inherent in the household interior.

Carl Vilhelm Holsoe, In the Dinning Room

“Near the Window Reading” - oil painting by Dennis Perrin

CARL HOLSOE (Denmark) 1863-1935, Salongsinterir med kvinna.

Holsoe, Carl (Danish, 1863-1935) - Girl standing on a Balcony

cydoniasan: “ Practise, Carl Vilhelm Holsoe, 1863-1935 ”

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reading in the morning light - carl vilhelm holsoe 자신의 아내의 일상생활을 그려 넣는 홀소에. 이번에는 주말 오후에 한가롭게 잠옷을 입고 책 읽는 듯한 그녀의 모습이다. 그런데 왜 화가는 자신을 바라보는 아내가 아닌 항상 뒷모습의 아내를 그려 넣을까? 그녀가 너무 외로워 보인다.

Vilhelm Hammershoi:

La vida de Hammershøi, artista danés, es como mirar una de sus pinturas: enigmática, desolada y llena de códigos secretos. Pintó pocos temas, centrándose en los interiores de su casa (la mayoría …

Escaping from the sentimentality of Golden Age interiors, Holsoe and his contemporaries imbued this traditional genre with a sense of timeless sanctity. Through the depiction of solitary, usually female, figures with concealed identities, Holsoe's paintings evoke the brooding nature of introspection and self-absorption. His work, influenced by the 17th Century interiors of the Dutch masters Vermeer, de Hooch, and ter Borch, explored the emotional content inherent in the household interior.