Artwork
En færge over Gudenåen
En færge over Gudenåen is a photography by Unknown. It dates from 1913 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Overview
En færge over Gudenåen, painted around 1913 by the artist known as 1010_person, is part of the collection of the Museum of Ethnography. The work depicts a modest flat‑bottomed ferry transporting people and horses across the tranquil waters of the Gudenå River.
Subject & Meaning
The scene presents a group of plainly dressed figures and draft animals aboard a sturdy, uncomplicated boat. The surrounding landscape is flat, grassy, and punctuated by distant, small structures, suggesting a rural setting where river travel served everyday transport needs.
Technique & Style
The artist employs loose, fluid brushwork for the sky and water, creating a soft, almost dreamlike atmosphere. Warm, late‑afternoon light suffuses the composition, while the overall handling remains straightforward, emphasizing the calmness of the moment rather than detailed realism.
History & Provenance
Created circa 1913, the painting entered the Museum of Ethnography’s holdings at an unspecified date. Its presence in an ethnographic institution underscores its value as a visual record of early twentieth‑century Danish riverine life.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
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The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
