Artwork
Landscape with Poplars. September Evening
Landscape with Poplars. September Evening is an oil painting by the Symbolist artist Laurits Andersen Ring. It dates from 1898 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a landscape scene featuring poplar trees and a church building, characteristic of Laurits Andersen Ring's landscape genre.
The painting depicts a landscape scene featuring poplar trees and a church building, characteristic of Laurits Andersen Ring's landscape genre. Created in 1895, the work captures a specific atmospheric moment suggested by its title, "September Evening." The composition centers on the interplay between the natural elements, specifically the trees, and the architectural presence of the church within the rural setting. This juxtaposition establishes the work's primary subject matter as a serene evening view of the Danish countryside.
Technique & Style
Executed in 1895, this landscape by Laurits Andersen Ring is an oil painting on canvas. The work measures 91 cm in height and 52 cm in width. Stylistically, the composition focuses on a rural scene featuring trees, specifically poplars, alongside a church building.
The application of oil paint on a woven support allows for the depiction of the specific atmospheric qualities associated with a September evening.
History & Provenance
Landscape with Poplars. September Evening was created in 1895 by Laurits Andersen Ring, executed in oil paint on canvas. The work entered the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst, where it remains held, and its current location is the Statens Museum for Kunst. No further details regarding commission, intermediate ownership, or acquisition circumstances are documented in the available sources.
Landscape with Poplars. September Evening, an 1895 oil painting by Laurits Andersen Ring, is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst in Denmark. The work is catalogued within that museum's holdings, as confirmed by its Wikidata entry identifying the Statens Museum for Kunst as both the collection and the location of the painting.
No specific inventory or accession number is provided in the available sources, and no exhibition history is documented.
Legacy
Landscape with Poplars. September Evening (1895), an oil painting by Laurits Andersen Ring, has been recognized for its atmospheric treatment of Nordic landscapes and its role in advancing Symbolist sensibilities within Scandinavian art. The work's depiction of a quiet evening scene with poplar trees and a distant church has influenced later interpretations of rural solitude in Nordic visual culture, though its reception evolved significantly after its initial exhibition.
Its inclusion in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst has ensured continued scholarly attention to Ring's contribution to early modernist landscape painting, particularly in how he merged naturalistic detail with emotional resonance. The painting's enduring presence in museum inventories underscores its significance as a representative example of late 19th-century Danish artistic identity.
Overview
Created in 1898 by Danish painter Laurits Andersen Ring, Landscape with Poplars. September Evening is an oil on canvas that belongs to the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst. The work presents a quiet rural scene at dusk, centered on a solitary, slender tree that lines a gently rising path toward a modest church perched on a hill.
Artist & collection
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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