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Portræt af ung pige med kyse, bortvendt profil mod venstre
Portræt af ung pige med kyse, bortvendt profil mod venstre is an unspecified painting by Christen Dalsgaard. It dates from 1850 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
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Subject & Meaning
The composition emphasizes her profile and headwear without providing further explicit narrative context or symbolic interpretation in the available records.
The work depicts a young girl shown in a three-quarter view with her face turned away to the left. She is characterized by the presence of a bonnet, a specific detail noted in the visual description of the piece. As a portrait created by Christen Dalsgaard in 1850, the painting focuses on the individual representation of this female subject.
The composition emphasizes her profile and headwear without providing further explicit narrative context or symbolic interpretation in the available records.
History & Provenance
Christen Dalsgaard created the portrait titled Portræt af ung pige med kyse, bortvendt profil mod venstre in 1850. The work measures 81.0 cm in height and 106.0 cm in width and is classified as a portrait. It is part of the collection at Statens Museum for Kunst, where it has been housed since its creation.
The painting depicts a young girl wearing a bonnet and bonnet, reflecting Dalsgaard's focus on portraiture during this period. The artwork's inception date is recorded as 1850, and it remains in the museum's collection today.
The painting Portræt af ung pige med kyse, bortvendt profil mod venstre is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen. Created by Christen Dalsgaard in 1850, the work depicts a girl wearing a bonnet in a profile view turned to the left. The source material does not provide a specific inventory or accession number for the piece, nor does it list any exhibition history.
Overview
Created circa 1850 by Danish artist Christen Dalsgaard, a later pupil of Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, this oil painting presents a young girl in profile. The work belongs to the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst and exemplifies mid‑nineteenth‑century portraiture in Denmark.
Technique & Style
Dalsgaard applies the paint with a relatively loose hand, especially evident in the rendering of the coat, which appears almost sketch‑like. The stark contrast between the vivid red of the bonnet and the muted dark tones of hair and garment heightens the visual impact, while subtle chiaroscuro modelling gives the face a three‑dimensional presence.
Context
The painting emerges from a tradition of modest, domestic portraiture that flourished in Denmark after the Golden Age, when artists like Dalsgaard often depicted everyday subjects with careful observation and restrained composition, emphasizing character over elaborate setting.
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Artist
Christen Dalsgaard (30 October 1824 – 11 February 1907) was a Danish painter, a late student of Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg.
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