Artwork
Interiørstudie
Interiørstudie is an oil painting by the Realist artist Constantin Hansen. It dates from 1860 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The painting Interiørstudie depicts an interior scene featuring a table, a chair, and a column, suggesting a domestic or bourgeois setting. It is an oil on canvas work created in 1860 by Constantin Hansen, who was associated with the Statens Museum for Kunst, where the piece is held in its collection.
Technique & Style
The composition balances stillness and implied movement, with careful attention to the material presence of objects and the surface texture of the paint layer.
Interiørstudie is an oil painting created by Constantin Hansen in 1860. The work depicts a table, chair, and column and is executed on canvas. Its formal qualities are defined by the arrangement of interior furnishings and the handling of oil paint to render spatial depth and texture.
The painting measures 413 cm in height and 630 cm in width, reflecting a conventional scale for 19th-century Danish genre scenes. Hansen's technique emphasizes precise brushwork and a restrained palette, aligning with the academic traditions of the period while subtly incorporating realist observational detail.
The composition balances stillness and implied movement, with careful attention to the material presence of objects and the surface texture of the paint layer.
History & Provenance
Constantin Hansen painted Interiørstudie in 1860 as an oil on canvas depiction of a table, chair, and column. The work entered the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst, where it remains on display.
The painting measures 413 cm in height and 630 cm in width.
Hansen's Interiørstudie was created in 1860 and is part of the Statens Museum for Kunst collection.
Overview
Created in 1860 by Danish painter Constantin Hansen, Interiørstudie is an oil on canvas that records a modest interior space. The composition centers on a chair, a column, and a small table, arranged within a room defined by striped flooring, plain walls, and an arched balcony. Soft, even daylight filters through the windows, casting gentle shadows that emphasize the room’s spacious, orderly character.
Context
The piece belongs to Denmark’s Golden Age of Painting, a time when artists turned to realistic depictions of national life and environment. While Hansen is also known for historical, mythological, and portrait commissions, such as his depiction of the Danish Constituent Assembly, this interior study illustrates his versatility and his commitment to portraying the ordinary with the same seriousness afforded to grand subjects.
Artist & collection
Artist
Carl Christian Constantin Hansen (Constantin Hansen) (3 November 1804 – 29 March 1880) was one of the painters associated with the Golden Age of Danish Painting.
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