In the 15th century, a previously unknown type of representation conquered the European art scene. Interiors became popular motifs for paintings and prints. Under the old masters of the Netherlands, interior painting experienced a peak. With the advent of modernism, interior painting experienced a renaissance in Scandinavia. Three Danish artists are considered pioneers who revived the depiction of interiors with their work. They succeeded with great sensitivity in combining the recollection with contemporary developments. Carl Holsøe, Vilhelm Hammershøi and Peter Ilsted were three artists whose working methods were fundamentally different. Carl Holsøe is considered a classical painter. His education followed the traditional career of a son from a home close to education. His father was an architect and his birthplace was Aarhus, a metropolis of artists. Holsøe was educated at the prestigious Royal Danish Academy of Art in Copenhagen and perfected his talent under the tutelage of Peder Severin Krøyer one of the most influential Danish painters of the era.
Carl Holsøe's models were the artists of the Netherlands and the signature of Jan Vermeer is clearly evident in the Dane's work. As industrialization increased, so did the longing for the quiet home. It was a refuge from the hectic professional life and the lively city life. With the assurance of an outstanding artist, Holsøe played with technique and composition, balancing them perfectly. His interiors are charming arrangements and often feature pared-down furnishings. Intelligently placed are rectilinear objects that define the enclosed space. Holsøe uses mirrors and windows and supports the composition with potted plants and almost spartan decoration. He mastered the play of light and dark like his great models. The artist enlivened his scenarios with women. Characteristic of Carl Holsøe are individual women, sometimes small groups, which enliven the picture and appeal to the viewer emotionally. Tranquility, seclusion to loneliness radiate the works of the artist, whose effect is often based on the positioning of a single light source. Carl found inspiration in the gestures of his wife, although she never sat model for her husband.
In modern painting, the signs were set on an expressionist mode of expression. While Hammershøi, as Carl's friend and companion, followed this path, Holsøe remained faithful to the classical way. Success proved the artist right. His works captured the spirit of the times and he gained great attention at national exhibitions and on the international art scene. The main focus of Holsøe's painting was on interiors. Although the work also includes landscapes, still lifes and flower paintings, it is not possible for historians to make a chronological classification. Holsøe refrained from giving his works a year. The Danish artist spent his last years on the island of Zealand and painted until the ripe old age of seventy-two.
In the 15th century, a previously unknown type of representation conquered the European art scene. Interiors became popular motifs for paintings and prints. Under the old masters of the Netherlands, interior painting experienced a peak. With the advent of modernism, interior painting experienced a renaissance in Scandinavia. Three Danish artists are considered pioneers who revived the depiction of interiors with their work. They succeeded with great sensitivity in combining the recollection with contemporary developments. Carl Holsøe, Vilhelm Hammershøi and Peter Ilsted were three artists whose working methods were fundamentally different. Carl Holsøe is considered a classical painter. His education followed the traditional career of a son from a home close to education. His father was an architect and his birthplace was Aarhus, a metropolis of artists. Holsøe was educated at the prestigious Royal Danish Academy of Art in Copenhagen and perfected his talent under the tutelage of Peder Severin Krøyer one of the most influential Danish painters of the era.
Carl Holsøe's models were the artists of the Netherlands and the signature of Jan Vermeer is clearly evident in the Dane's work. As industrialization increased, so did the longing for the quiet home. It was a refuge from the hectic professional life and the lively city life. With the assurance of an outstanding artist, Holsøe played with technique and composition, balancing them perfectly. His interiors are charming arrangements and often feature pared-down furnishings. Intelligently placed are rectilinear objects that define the enclosed space. Holsøe uses mirrors and windows and supports the composition with potted plants and almost spartan decoration. He mastered the play of light and dark like his great models. The artist enlivened his scenarios with women. Characteristic of Carl Holsøe are individual women, sometimes small groups, which enliven the picture and appeal to the viewer emotionally. Tranquility, seclusion to loneliness radiate the works of the artist, whose effect is often based on the positioning of a single light source. Carl found inspiration in the gestures of his wife, although she never sat model for her husband.
In modern painting, the signs were set on an expressionist mode of expression. While Hammershøi, as Carl's friend and companion, followed this path, Holsøe remained faithful to the classical way. Success proved the artist right. His works captured the spirit of the times and he gained great attention at national exhibitions and on the international art scene. The main focus of Holsøe's painting was on interiors. Although the work also includes landscapes, still lifes and flower paintings, it is not possible for historians to make a chronological classification. Holsøe refrained from giving his works a year. The Danish artist spent his last years on the island of Zealand and painted until the ripe old age of seventy-two.
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