Artwork
Pigen, der fanges i nettet
Pigen, der fanges i nettet is an oil painting by the Realist artist Christen Dalsgaard. It dates from 1869 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The composition specifically highlights the woman's foot as she interacts with the net, suggesting a moment of entanglement or capture.
The painting depicts a scene involving a woman, a man, a doorway, and a fishing net. The composition specifically highlights the woman's foot as she interacts with the net, suggesting a moment of entanglement or capture. The title, translating to "The Girl Caught in the Net," directly references this central action.
The imagery combines domestic architectural elements like the doorway with the maritime tool of the fishing net, creating a narrative focus on the woman's predicament.
Technique & Style
The work is an oil painting executed on canvas, measuring approximately 445.0 by 540.0, and was completed in 1869 by Christen Dalsgaard. It belongs to the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen, where it remains on display. The composition shows a woman positioned at a doorway, accompanied by a foot, a fishing net and a man, rendered in a naturalistic manner typical of 19th‑century Danish genre scenes.
The paint is applied thinly to the canvas support, allowing subtle modulation of light and colour across the narrative tableau.
History & Provenance
Christen Dalsgaard created the oil painting Pigen, der fanges i nettet in 1869. Executed on canvas, the work depicts a scene involving a woman, a man, a fishing net, a foot, and a doorway. The painting is currently held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst, where it remains located.
No specific details regarding the original commission or the intermediate ownership chain prior to its acquisition by the museum are provided in the available records.
The painting Pigen, der fanges i nettet by Christen Dalsgaard was completed in 1869 and is executed in oil on canvas, measuring 445 cm in height and 540 cm in width. It is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen, where it is catalogued as part of the museum’s Danish painting holdings. The precise inventory number is not provided in the available sources, and there is no documented exhibition record beyond its presence in the museum’s permanent displays.
Overview
Christen Dalsgaard’s 1869 oil painting, Pigen, der fanges i nettet, presents a quiet domestic scene set before a modest thatched cottage. A woman in a striped dress and red cap stands in the doorway, clutching a basket, while a man in a long coat works on a tangled fishing net on the yard floor. The composition balances interior light with the shaded exterior, emphasizing the everyday activity.
Context
The piece belongs to the broader realist movement in mid‑19th‑century Denmark, which sought to depict everyday life with fidelity. Dalsgaard, a later student of Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, inherited the academic emphasis on precise drawing while turning toward genre scenes that documented contemporary rural existence.
Artist & collection
Artist
Christen Dalsgaard (30 October 1824 – 11 February 1907) was a Danish painter, a late student of Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg.
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