Artwork
Landskab ved Nejsum i Vendsyssel
Landskab ved Nejsum i Vendsyssel is an oil painting by the Impressionist artist Janus la Cour. It dates from 1900 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
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Subject & Meaning
The work depicts the rural landscape of Vendsyssel in northern Jutland, a region rendered with a naturalistic attention to topography and light.
The work depicts the rural landscape of Vendsyssel in northern Jutland, a region rendered with a naturalistic attention to topography and light. The scene shows open fields and modest farmsteads, elements that evoke the everyday agrarian life of late nineteenth‑century Denmark. Symbolically, the expansive horizon and subdued palette reflect the quiet dignity of rural existence, while the precise rendering of terrain underscores the artist’s interest in documenting regional identity.
Executed in oil on canvas, the painting measures 120 cm by 190.5 cm and was completed in 1899, positioning it within the broader tradition of Danish landscape painting that sought to capture the nation’s vanishing pastoral character.
Technique & Style
Landskab ved Nejsum i Vendsyssel is an oil painting on canvas created by Janus la Cour in 1899. The work measures 120 cm in height and 190.5 cm in width. As a landscape painting, it depicts the Vendsyssel region, executed in the oil medium typical of the genre.
The piece is classified as a painting and is currently held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
History & Provenance
Janus la Cour created the oil painting Landskab ved Nejsum i Vendsyssel in 1899. The work, measuring 120 cm in height and 190.5 cm in width, depicts the Vendsyssel region on canvas. It is currently held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
The painting Landskab ved Nejsum i Vendsyssel by Janus la Cour is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen. Created in 1899, the work is an oil on canvas landscape measuring 120 cm in height and 190.5 cm in width. The provided sources do not list a specific inventory or accession number for the piece, nor do they document any exhibition history or past display locations beyond its current institutional home.
Overview
Created in 1900, Landskab ved Nejsum i Vendsyssel is an oil painting by Danish artist Jan la Cour. Executed within the impressionist vein, the canvas records a rural scene from the Vendsyssel region of northern Denmark. The work is part of the permanent collection of Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark’s national gallery.
Context
Jan la Cour was educated in the classical Eckersberg school, which emphasized precise observation and academic drawing. By the turn of the century he had embraced impressionist techniques, aligning his work with broader European trends while retaining a focus on Danish topography, as exemplified by this Vendsyssel scene.
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Artist
Janus Andreas Bartholin la Cour (5 September 1837 – 13 October 1909) was a Danish painter who is remembered for his landscapes painted in the classical style of the Eckersberg school.
