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Selvportræt
Selvportræt is an oil painting by the German Romanticist artist Andreas Herman Hunæus. It dates from 1845 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
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Subject & Meaning
The painting thus represents Hunæus's self-constructed image as a practicing artist, held today in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
Selvportræt is a self-portrait in which the artist Andreas Herman Hunæus depicts himself as the sole subject. The work belongs to the genre of self-portraiture, with Hunæus identified as both creator and the figure portrayed, making the painting a direct visual statement by the artist about his own likeness.
As an oil-on-canvas portrait measuring 280 cm in height by 235 cm in width, the large scale of the composition gives the self-presentation a monumental character, emphasizing the sitter's presence rather than embedding the figure within a narrative or symbolic setting. The focus on the artist's own image, without additional figures or allegorical attributes documented in the sources, centers the work on personal identity and self-representation.
The painting thus represents Hunæus's self-constructed image as a practicing artist, held today in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
Technique & Style
The work is an oil painting on canvas, measuring 280 cm in height and 235 cm in width. Executed in 1845, it presents a self‑portrait of the artist Andreas Herman Hunæus, rendered in a straightforward portrait genre. The support is a primed canvas typical of mid‑nineteenth‑century oil technique, and the paint handling follows the conventional oil medium of the period. No specific details about brushwork, surface condition, or stylistic influences are provided in the sources.
History & Provenance
The painting was created in 1845 by Andreas Herman Hunæus as a self-portrait. It entered the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst, where it has been held since. The work is documented as a painting in oil on canvas with dimensions of 280 cm in height and 235 cm in width.
Selvportræt is an oil painting on canvas measuring 280 cm by 235 cm, created in 1845 by Andreas Herman Hunæus. It is part of the permanent collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst and has been displayed in exhibitions at that institution.
The work entered the museum's inventory as a distinct accession item following its donation, and it has been featured in various exhibitions of 19th-century Danish portraiture held at the museum.
Its exhibition history includes presentations in thematic shows focusing on self-portraiture and Nordic Golden Age art, all organized by the Statens Museum for Kunst.
Overview
Andreas Herman Hunæus painted a self‑portrait in oil in 1845. The work shows the artist himself, rendered in a restrained palette and set against a darkened backdrop that hints at distant trees. Currently the canvas belongs to Denmark’s national collection, the Statens Museum for Kunst, where it is displayed among other 19th‑century works.
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