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Has it Stopped Raining?
Has it Stopped Raining? is an oil painting by the Symbolist artist Laurits Andersen Ring. It dates from 1922 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
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Subject & Meaning
depicts a solitary man standing before a door while holding an umbrella.
Laurits Andersen Ring's 1922 oil painting Has it Stopped Raining? depicts a solitary man standing before a door while holding an umbrella. The composition focuses on this figure and the immediate architectural element of the doorway, capturing a moment of pause that suggests the titular question about the weather. The presence of the umbrella serves as the primary iconographic indicator of recent or ongoing rain, anchoring the work's narrative in a mundane, everyday experience.
By isolating the man and his interaction with the elements at a threshold, the painting represents a quiet, observational slice of life characteristic of the artist's approach to depicting human figures within their environment.
History & Provenance
The oil painting Has it Stopped Raining? was created by Laurits Andersen Ring in 1922. It depicts a man standing with an umbrella outside a door, rendered in oil on canvas. The work entered the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst in Denmark, where it remains housed. The painting's dimensions are 78 cm in height and 68 cm in width.
The painting is held by the Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, where it is recorded as part of the museum’s holdings with inventory number KMS3720.
It has been exhibited at the Statens Museum for Kunst as part of its permanent collection displays since accessioning.
Overview
Laurits Andersen Ring, a prominent Danish painter active at the turn of the 20th century, completed the oil work Has it Stopped Raining? in 1922. The painting belongs to the Symbolist current and is part of the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
Technique & Style
Ring employs a muted palette and strong contrasts of light and shadow, allowing a beam to illuminate the man's face against a dim interior. Thick applications of paint, impasto, are evident in the folds of the coat and the rough texture of the wall, giving the surface a tactile quality that emphasizes materiality.
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Artist
Laurits Andersen Ring (Danish pronunciation:; 15 August 1854 – 10 September 1933) was one of the foremost Danish painters of the turn of the 20th century, who pioneered both symbolism and social realism in Denmark.
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