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Moder fortæller. Kunstnerens hustru og datter
Moder fortæller. Kunstnerens hustru og datter is an oil painting by the Post-Impressionist artist Laurits Andersen Ring. It dates from 1901 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
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Subject & Meaning
These items contribute to the atmosphere of the group portrait, grounding the scene in the quiet reality of family life rather than allegorical grandeur.
Laurits Andersen Ring's 1901 oil painting depicts an intimate domestic scene featuring the artist's wife, Sigrid Kähler, and their young daughter. The composition portrays the mother in the act of storytelling, a narrative moment that underscores the bond between parent and child within the home. Iconographic elements include a lit lamp and an apple, objects placed within the interior setting alongside the figures.
These items contribute to the atmosphere of the group portrait, grounding the scene in the quiet reality of family life rather than allegorical grandeur. The work serves as a representation of maternal care and the transmission of culture or stories from one generation to the next, centered on the specific identities of the artist's own family.
Technique & Style
Moder fortæller. Kunstnerens hustru og datter is executed in oil paint on canvas, a medium consistent with Laurits Andersen Ring's broader portrait practice. The canvas measures 96.5 cm in height by 120.5 cm in width, giving the composition a horizontal orientation suited to a group portrait arrangement.
The work incorporates domestic motifs such as a lamp and an apple alongside the human subjects, reflecting the handling and stylistic approach characteristic of Ring's early-twentieth-century work.
History & Provenance
The painting was created by Laurits Andersen Ring in 1901 and depicts the artist's wife, Sigrid Kähler, and their daughter. It is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen, where it is catalogued as a group portrait in oil on canvas, measuring 96.5 cm in height and 120.5 cm in width. No record of a specific commission, accession number, or exhibition history is provided in the cited sources.
Overview
Laurits Andersen Ring, a prominent Danish artist, completed Moder fortæller. Kunstnerens hustru og datter (Mother Tells a Story. The Artist's Wife and Daughter) in 1901.
This oil painting captures an intimate domestic scene, portraying his wife, Sigrid Kähler, and their daughter. The work exemplifies Ring's engagement with both symbolic undertones and a grounded realism, characteristic of his contributions to Danish art at the turn of the 20th century.
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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.
