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Still Life with Jar and Fruits
Still Life with Jar and Fruits is an oil painting by the Realist artist Immanuel Ibsen. It dates from 1942 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The painting presents a composition of fruit arranged around a jar, a common motif in still life traditions that conveys abundance and transience. The work is attributed to Immanuel Ibsen and was created in 1942, measuring 890.0 cm in height and 1110.0 cm in width. It is housed in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst, where it remains on display.
Technique & Style
The support, canvas, shows no noted signs of deterioration, and the condition is described as stable within the institution's records.
The work is an oil painting executed on canvas, measuring 890.0 cm in height and 1110.0 cm in width, as documented in its cataloguing details. It belongs to the still life genre and was produced in 1942 by Immanuel Ibsen. The painting portrays fruit within a composition that emphasizes formal balance and textural clarity, reflecting a restrained yet deliberate handling of material. Its current location is the Statens Museum for Kunst, where it remains part of the collection.
The technique employed demonstrates careful layering of oil paint to achieve depth and subtle tonal variation, contributing to the work's overall compositional harmony. The support, canvas, shows no noted signs of deterioration, and the condition is described as stable within the institution's records. The stylistic qualities are marked by a focus on everyday objects arranged with intentionality, aligning with broader trends in mid-twentieth-century still life painting.
History & Provenance
Immanuel Ibsen created Still Life with Jar and Fruits in 1942 using oil paint on canvas, measuring 890 cm by 1110 cm. The work entered the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst, where it remains on view.
The painting was first documented in 1942, recorded as part of the museum's acquisitions that year. Its authorship and date align with the artist's known output during this period, and it was later catalogued in the museum's collection under the title Still Life with Jar and Fruits.
The work was created in Denmark and has been part of the Statens Museum for Kunst's holdings since its acquisition, maintaining continuous ownership by the institution since its creation.
Still Life with Jar and Fruits is held by the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen, accessioned under its collection inventory. The painting measures 890.0 cm in height and 1110.0 cm in width, created in 1942 using oil paint on canvas. It has been exhibited at the museum as part of its permanent display of Danish modern art, reflecting its significance within the institution's holdings.
The work's exhibition history is closely tied to the Statens Museum for Kunst, where it remains on view within the museum's still life collection.
The painting is cataloged with precise dimensions and creation date, consistent with its recorded provenance in the museum's collection.
Overview
Immanuel Ibsen’s 1942 oil painting titled Still Life with Jar and Fruits presents a modest arrangement on a weathered tabletop. A white pitcher, two diminutive greenish fruits, and a dark jar occupy the composition, set against a loosely rendered wall that hints at blue and brown tones. The work resides in the collection of Denmark’s Statens Museum for Kunst.
Context
The work emerges from a period when many Scandinavian artists explored simplified domestic subjects, often employing a restrained color scheme. Ibsen’s approach aligns with contemporaneous trends toward expressive materiality, where the physicality of paint itself became a focal point of the artwork.
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