Artwork
Winter Landscape. Utterslev near Copenhagen
Winter Landscape. Utterslev near Copenhagen is an unspecified painting by the Impressionist artist Unknown. It dates from 1887 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Overview
Created in 1887, this winter scene by the artist known as 310_person portrays a quiet, snow‑laden countryside near Uttersden, close to Copenhagen. The composition is held by the Museum of Ethnography, where it forms part of the institution’s collection of 19th‑century Nordic landscape works.
Subject & Meaning
The image shows a narrow, snow‑covered lane winding through a flat field under a muted, overcast sky. Bare trees line the left side, while the right side reveals a thick blanket of snow punctuated by faint patches of brown grass. The subtle traces of tire tracks suggest human passage, hinting at the interplay between solitude and activity in a winter setting.
Technique & Style
Executed in a manner that blends Impressionist attention to atmospheric light with Realist fidelity to detail, the artist renders the soft, diffused sky and the granular texture of snow with delicate brushwork. The limited palette of grays, whites, and earth tones emphasizes the chill of the season while maintaining a realistic sense of depth and surface.
History & Provenance
Since its completion in the late 19th century, the work has remained within the public domain, eventually entering the holdings of the Museum of Ethnography. Its acquisition reflects the museum’s broader effort to document regional landscape painting traditions and to preserve visual records of Denmark’s rural environments during that period.
Artist & collection
