Artwork
Jutta
Jutta is an oil painting by the Biedermeier artist Fritz Thomsen. It dates from 1853 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Technique & Style
0 cm in width establish its large-scale format, typical of genre scenes depicting rural activity.
The work is executed in oil paint on canvas, a standard support for 19th-century easel painting. Measured dimensions of 450.0 cm in height and 550.0 cm in width establish its large-scale format, typical of genre scenes depicting rural activity. The surface handling shows no documented alterations, and the formal composition centers on a horse within a livestock housing setting, rendered with a restrained palette that emphasizes linear contours and spatial depth characteristic of mid-century European academic realism.
History & Provenance
The painting Jutta was created by Fritz Thomsen in 1853. Executed in oil paint on canvas, the work measures 450 cm in height and 550 cm in width. It depicts a horse within a setting of livestock housing and a field. The artwork is currently held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
Overview
Fritz Thomsen’s oil painting Jutta, completed in 1853, presents a quiet rural scene. A solitary brown horse stands within a dimly lit barn, its head turned toward an open doorway that frames a modest field, a few scattered trees, and a cloud‑filled sky. The work is part of the collection of Denmark’s Statens Museum for Kunst.
Subject & Meaning
The composition centers on the horse, rendered with a calm demeanor, its dark mane contrasting with a white marking on its front leg. The juxtaposition of the interior barn space and the exterior landscape suggests a moment of transition between shelter and open field, inviting contemplation of the animal’s relationship to its environment.
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