Artwork
Small-Holders. Zealand
Small-Holders. Zealand is an oil painting by the Post-Impressionist artist Laurits Andersen Ring. It dates from 1900 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
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Subject & Meaning
The presence of these objects, together with the genre-scene classification, signals a focus on everyday domestic life in rural Zealand.
Small-Holders. Zealand depicts a man and a woman in an interior setting that includes a window, a clog and a pipe. The presence of these objects, together with the genre-scene classification, signals a focus on everyday domestic life in rural Zealand.
The work, executed in oil on canvas in 1900 by Laurits Andersen Ring, is part of the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst. By arranging the figures alongside household items, Ring documents a specific regional context while inviting viewers to consider the modest routines of the couple.
Technique & Style
Small-Holders. Zealand is an oil painting executed on canvas by Laurits Andersen Ring in 1900. The work measures 122.5 cm in height and 97 cm in width.
As a genre scene, the composition depicts domestic and rural elements, specifically including a window, a clog, a pipe, a man, and a woman. The medium of oil paint on canvas supports the detailed rendering of these figures and objects within the interior setting.
History & Provenance
Laurits Andersen Ring created the oil-on-canvas painting Small-Holders. Zealand in 1900. The work measures 122.5 cm in height and 97 cm in width and belongs to the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen, where it is held among the museum's permanent holdings.
The painting entered the museum as part of its acquisition of Ring's works, though the specific accession number is not recorded in the available sources. No exhibition history beyond its inclusion in the museum's display is documented in the cited references.
Overview
Laurits Andersen Ring, a prominent Danish artist active around the turn of the 20th century, completed Small-Holders. Zealand in 1900. This oil painting, a key example of Post-Impressionism, captures a quiet domestic moment. The work is now part of the permanent collection at the Statens Museum for Kunst, representing Ring's engagement with everyday life.
Context
Laurits Andersen Ring was a significant figure in Danish art, recognized for his contributions to both Symbolism and Social Realism. While Small-Holders. Zealand leans towards the latter, depicting the lives of ordinary people, it also carries the introspective quality often found in his symbolic works. The painting exemplifies his broader artistic practice of observing and interpreting the human condition within its environment.
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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.
Serious Question
Interior of a Tavern
A Young Man and a Girl (1904)
The Spinner
Sygebesøg hos det gamle tyende
Courtesy
The Net Mender (Garnbinderen)
A Child Visiting his Grandparents on a Sunday
En ung pige beder landsbyens gamle postbud besørge et brev
Le Franc, Wine Merchant, Boulevard de Clichy, Paris- Small-Holders. Sealand