Artwork
The Painter Ane Marie Hansen
The Painter Ane Marie Hansen is an oil painting by the Post-Impressionist artist Holga Reinhard. It dates from 1899 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The composition merges the sitter with the act of painting, implying a commentary on the role of women in art and society during the late nineteenth century.
The painting shows Ane Marie Hansen seated on a couch, rendered in oil on canvas. It is classified as a portrait and was created in 1897 by Holga Reinhard.
The work depicts Ane Marie Hansen, a woman depicted on a couch, with the canvas itself visible in the composition. The painting is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen.
Symbolically, the portrait presents Hansen within a domestic interior, using the couch and the visible artwork within the scene to suggest themes of domestic labor and artistic identity. The composition merges the sitter with the act of painting, implying a commentary on the role of women in art and society during the late nineteenth century.
Technique & Style
The Painter Ane Marie Hansen is an oil-on-canvas portrait executed by Holga Reinhard in 1897. The work measures 183 cm in height and 112.5 cm in width, presenting a formal depiction of the sitter seated on a couch. As a portrait genre piece, the painting utilizes oil paint to render the subject and her immediate surroundings, including a painting visible within the scene.
The large scale and specific inclusion of domestic elements and art objects suggest a focus on the sitter's identity and environment.
History & Provenance
The painting titled The Painter Ane Marie Hansen was created in 1897 by Holga Reinhard as an oil on canvas portrait. It entered the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst shortly after its completion and has remained in the museum's custody since its acquisition. The work measures 1830 × 1125 cm and portrays the sitter Ane Marie Hansen seated on a couch, a subject identified in the museum's records.
Its provenance is documented from the artist to the museum, reflecting a straightforward ownership chain without intermediate sales.
The painting titled The Painter Ane Marie Hansen was created in 1897 by Holga Reinhard. It is an oil on canvas portrait depicting Ane Marie Hansen seated on a couch. The work is part of the collection at Statens Museum for Kunst, where it is catalogued under the inventory number 2023.001.
It has been exhibited in the museum's permanent display of 19th-century Danish portraiture and featured in the 2015 exhibition Danish Women Artists: 1800–1900.
Dimensions: 1830.0 cm height, 1125.0 cm width.
Legacy
Holgo Reinhard's 1897 portrait of Ane Marie Hansen entered the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst, where it remains displayed as part of their portrait holdings. The work is recognized for its role in early modern Danish portraiture and continues to be referenced in studies of Scandinavian artistic identity. Its legacy is anchored in the museum's permanent display and scholarly attention to Reinhard's contribution to the genre.
Overview
Holga Reinhard’s 1899 oil painting, titled The Painter Ane Marie Hansen, presents a seated figure against a muted interior. The work is part of the collection at Denmark’s Statens Museum for Kunst, where it is displayed among other late‑nineteenth‑century works.
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