Monday 12 March 2012

Carl Vilhelm Holsøe and Woman with fruit bowl

'Woman with fruit bowl' (1900-10) by Carl Vilhelm Holsøe; Museum Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

Today I discovered another Danish artist Carl Vilhelm Holsøe, born on the 12th of March, 1863. I didn't find an English Wikipedia page, just a Danish one. His interior paintings are very similar to those of Vilhelm Hammershøi. I just read that Holsøe, Hammershøi and Hammershøi's brother-in-law, the Danish painter Peter Ilsted, were the leading artists of the early 20th century in Denmark. They were all members of the progressive art society 'The Free Exhibition' and their work was referred to as 'The Copenhagen Interior School'. Their paintings have the same subtle colours and the same serenity and calmness. Last year I had a calendar with women reading in art and there was also a painting of Holsøe in it: A lady in an interior.

1 comment:

  1. Hi
    İ just recognized your blog, i think you've done a great job those who like painting can easily spend hours here. Thank you!
    with all respect :)

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